Mercenary Audio - Thermionic Culture Phoenix Stereo Valve Compressor

Thermionic Culture Phoenix Stereo Valve Compressor - SideChain Model

Anyone who has ever wanted the ultimate tube compressor that can bring a vocal forward, add a little air, hold the dynamics in place and add a size and dimension to the audio without that audio getting cloudy has realized their wildest dream!! The Phoenix personifies all that is good and right with tube compressors that actually use the tube in the gain reduction circuit.

NOTE: The sidechain mod (which was previously optional) is now a standard feature on the Phoenix compressor.

Also check out the mastering version, with several changes making it suitable for a mastering environment.

thermionic culture culture vulture features

A twin channel 'delta-mu' device. Compression ratio starts low and increases gradually so that compression can be subtle and natural, but compression effects can occur when driven hard. Very low noise. Continuously variable controls for Gain, Attack, Release, Threshold and Output Level. Stereo link for compressing a group (eg. drums) or a complete mix.

The Phoenix enhances vocals & individual instruments by being unobtrusive, gently 'warming' sounds and making solos sound more powerful. Itąs impressive on overall mixes & can give a digital mix 'reality'. Itąs also excellent for compression effects. Try drums with a 'thump' attack (i. e slowest) & fast release.

All valve design for greater presence and naturality.
Completely free from solid state additives.
Transparent compression.
Punchy when pushed.
Drive it hard for compression effects and distortion.
Absolutely flat frequency response over entire audio range and beyond.
Minimal phase shift giving a crisp and warm sound.

SPECIFICATIONS

Max output level (MOL) +19dB into 600 ohms, + 24dB into 10K ohms
Max Gain: 30dB
Total Harmonic Distortion: Better than 0.09% @ 1kHz (at no compression)0.11% @100Hz
Noise, IEC weighted: 95dB below MOL
Input Impedance: 15k ohms
Frequency response: 0/-1dB 12Hz to 60kHz
Attack Time: 0.004 sec to 0.12 sec
Release Time: 0.06 sec to 2.2 sec
Output Impedance: 600Ω

Distortion will increase with compression, typically 0.2% & 0.25% at 1kHz & 100Hz with 8dB compression.

MANUALS & PDFs

Thermionic Culture Phoenix Product Information via Adobe pdf file

Thermionic Culture Phoenix Manual Adobe pdf

Thermionic Culture Phoenix Recall Sheet Adobe pdf

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