AMS Neve 8051 5.1 Surround Compressor

Equipped for 5.1 surround applications, the AMS Neve 8051 Multichannel Compressor offers two dynamics control sections that you can select on a per-channel basis — perfect when you want to compress the center channel more than your rear surrounds, for instance. The 8051 is equipped with a highpass and a lowpass filter, both of which you can use to fine-tune how the compressor responds. You can also inject the filters into any channel's signal path if you choose — especially useful for controlling your low-frequency effects (LFE) channel's cutoff point. And for 10.2 surround and other applications, control voltage I/O allows you to expand your system with multiple 8051 units.

Specifications:

• Hand built, hand wired multichannel analog compressor for 5.1 surround applications
• Eminent sound quality with 6 transformer-balanced audio paths, electronically balanced outputs, and post-output transformers
• Flexible sidechain routing and filtering are ideal for broadcast and mastering applications
• Highpass and lowpass filters can be used to shape sidechain signals, or can be applied to any individual signal path
• Control voltage I/O allows you to link multiple units for 10.2 surround mixing and other applications