When you have the Rupert Neve Designs Portico 543 - Compressor/Limiter (500 Series Module) in your 500 Series rack, you'll instantly be impressed. After all, this mono compressor has a strong lineage. Not only does it come from the brain of Rupert Neve, but it's also derived from the extremely popular Portico 5043. Now, you can get that unobtrusive, musical-sounding dynamic control into your favorite portable 500 Series format. The 543 sports individually controllable threshold, attack, release, makeup gain, ratio, sidechain highpass filter, Feed-Forward/Feed-Back selection, and Peak/RMS detection modes. When you have the compressor inactive, you can actually use the 543 as a transformer-coupled line amplifier for great results. And when stereo needs come about, just link two 543 units for unbelievable sound. With proven sound, thanks to its big brother in the Portico format, the 543 will be a sound addition to your 500 Series rack.
The Portico 543 Mono Compressor delivers the unobtrusive, musical-sounding dynamic control and brick-wall limiting made famous in the Portico 5043 to the 500 series format. The 543 features a fully controllable compressor-limiter with feed-forward / feedback modes, Peak / RMS detection and a built in side chain high pass filter. With an unrivaled heritage and a tremendous feature set, the 543 yields a combination of rich warmth, flexibility and precision that is sure to resonate in the ears of sound engineers the world over.
Features
- 500 Series format mono VCA compressor
- Derived from the same design as the Portico 5043
- Individually controllable threshold, attack, release, makeup gain, ratio, sidechain highpass filter, Feed-Forward/Feed-Back selection, and Peak/RMS detection modes
