OVERVIEW
Meet your new favorite FET compressor
Terrific on bass guitars, kicks, vocals, parallel processing, buses and more, the 1176 is one of the most iconic limiters of all time for good reason. With the MC77 you have access to the same unrivaled tone and lightning-fast response as the original 1176, with the added bonus of onboard sidechaining, stereo linking, and more.
A legend reborn
How do you take a legendary compressor like the 1176 and not only do it justice, but improve on it? This was the vision behind the MC77, created by Purple Audio in the late nineties. It all started with an exacting recreation of the “E” revision of one of the most iconic solid-state limiting amplifiers of all time. From there, impeccable high-performance components were used to match the unit to the original, while adding modern features to its all-discrete signal path.
Classic dynamics in the 21st Century
The MC77 employs Field Effect Transistor (FET) technology for gain reduction allowing for large amounts of limiting without introducing severe distortion. Its remarkably quick attack time, flexible release, four ratios and multi-button modes allow the MC77 to deliver everything from well mannered and transparent dynamics to full-on brick wall stopping power.
Brainworx ‘sweetens the pot’
The Brainworx team didn’t stop after finishing this pristine emulation from the ground up. They added TMT technology to provide many different analog units of the MC77 in one plugin. Use it to perfect your stereo field with its onboard M/S mode, monomaker and stereo width control. Get perfect gain staging without changing your levels thanks to the headroom knob, tailor the compressors response with integrated sidechain filters, and achieve instant parallel processing with the mix control.
FEATURES
- Exacting emulation of the original Purple Audio MC77 Limiter
- TMT — Brainworx patent-registered “Tolerance Modeling Technology” (US Patent No. 10,725,727)
- Fully endorsed by Purple Audio
- Ultra Fast Attack Times from 20 to 800 microseconds
- Variable Release Times from 50 milliseconds to 1.1 second
- Authentic ALL BUTTON mode
- Patented TMT technology for multiple units in one plugin
- M/S Processing
- Mono-Maker and Stereo Width control
- Parallel Mix
- Headroom control
这其实是一台完全从真实的1176复刻硬件上又模拟出来的仿真插件(也就是第三次倒手), 在购入这个插件之前, 我甚至都不知道Purple Audio这个品牌. 不过我倒是找到了它的官网, MC77 Limiter (purpleaudio.com)
尽管这个硬件本身和1176老版看起来并无二致, 不过插件的改良版倒是增添了非常多的实用功能. 比如M/S处理, 这是相较于传统L/R之外的一种处理方式, 能更直观的区别人声和其他乐器进行较为独立的处理. 再一个是Parallel Mix平行压缩混合度, 通常平行压缩需要我们进行轨道复制或编组, 但直接配备了平行压缩混合度, 就可以直接在插件本体上完成这个操作, 更为直观和方便.
我本身是习惯了使用CLA-1176加CLA-2A的配合模式, 但如果机会合适, 我会多试试这个MC77.
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