API 525A Compressor/Limiter

API releases the 525A FET Compressor. Discrete compressor with variable attack and release.

Since the early 1970s and the subsequent re-issue over 20 years ago, the 525 Discrete Compressor has become one of the most trusted vintage-style compressors in the industry. Building on the powerful core circuitry of the original 525, the new 525A maintains the discrete audio path and expands the feature set for even more applications in the modern studio. It artfully combines API’s proprietary transformers, 2510 and 2520 opamps, retaining the sonic characteristics of the original while exhibiting the reliability, long life, and uniformity which is characteristic of all API products.

Features:

NEW – Variable Attack adjustable from 15 microseconds to 15 milliseconds
NEW – 7 selectable Release Modes (.05 to 2.0 Seconds)
Unique Ceiling Control simultaneously combines Threshold and Make-up Gain
Classic 1970s style analog gain reduction VU meter
Traditional API discrete audio path circuit design
Equipped with 2520 and 2510 opamps
Proprietary API output transformer
Balanced Input/Output
Hardware Bypass

"I have always loved the 525 Compressor, but wished that I could have more control over the attack and release times to make it more useful on things like drums, etc," commented Grammy Award-Winning Engineer and API Technician Paul Leavitt. "The new features built into the 525A really make this classic FET compressor an even more indispensable tool in the studio."

Units are now shipping and a full list of features and specifications can be found on the 525A product page at https://apiaudio.com









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