Versatile Compression and Limiting Settings
The Manley Vari Mu Mastering Edition offers flexible compression with a soft-knee starting at a 1.5:1 ratio and limiting from 4:1 up to 20:1, accommodating a wide range of dynamic control needs.
The Manley Vari Mu Mastering Edition is an all valve compressor and limiter designed for stereo buss compression.
The Manley Vari Mu takes its name from the patented technology used in this compressor, in which the valve is the gain reduction element. The compression works by using the “remote cut-off” or re-biasing of the 5670 dual triode vacuum tube.
In compression mode, the Vari Mu Mastering Edition starts with a soft-knee 1.5:1 ratio; while in Limit mode the ratio starts at 4:1 and increases all the way up to 20:1 when pushed over 12dB of gain reduction. As more limiting occurs, the knee softens. This explains why it possible to push the Manly Vari Mu Mastering Edition further than any other compressors.
Although it was originally designed as a mixbuss compressor to sweeten the final mix, it is nonetheless possible to use it as a dual mono with both sides having their own sets of controls including threshold, attack, recovery and output.
The Mastering edition includes detented and logable steps and Grayhill switches.
Manley Vari Mu Mastering Edition Features:
Shipping Weight: 23 lbs
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The Manley Vari Mu Mastering Edition offers flexible compression with a soft-knee starting at a 1.5:1 ratio and limiting from 4:1 up to 20:1, accommodating a wide range of dynamic control needs.
Utilizing all-valve circuitry and high-quality Manley input and output transformers, this compressor ensures pristine audio quality with a flat frequency response from 20Hz to 25KHz.
Designed for stereo use but capable of dual mono operation, each channel of the Manley Vari Mu Mastering Edition has independent controls for threshold, attack, recovery, and output, providing precise manipulation of audio signals.