When you run your sound through a Tube-Tech mastering SMC 2BM stereo multiband compressor, you get top-quality results no other processor can deliver. This all-tube mastering engine is simply incredible! A set of detented controls makes recall ultra-precise and completely consistent. So, when you run your mixes through it, you get phenomenal results you can rely on! We spent a day playing with these powerhouse dynamics units, and everybody was raving about them. It's no wonder many top mixing and mastering engineers swear by their SMC 2BMs. As soon as you hook one of these remarkable compressors up, you'll be blown away by its impact.
Using musically smooth 6dB/octave crossovers and three independent stereo opto-compressors on discrete all-tube signal paths, the SMC 2BM treats your sound with multiband compression that's both colorful and incredibly punchy. It has all of the standard controls you'd expect from a compressor, including Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Release, and Makeup Gain, plus LED gain-reduction meters for each channel as well as post-summing output gain and stereo balance controls. Only the sidechain path and the power supply are solid state, so you know your audio will get the full benefits of the SMC 2BM's tube circuitry. So, if you want incredible mastering all-tube multiband opto-compression that lets you get more from your music, you need a Tube-Tech SMC 2BM!
Features at a Glance:
- All-tube opto-compressor-based multiband compression
- 3 bands per channel, with variable crossover frequencies between bands
- Detented Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Release, and Gain controls for all 3 bands
- Stereo sidechain
- Master output gain (off to +10dB)
- Balance control
- LED display shows gain reduction
- Conductive plastic potentiometers
- Clickless bypass relay
- Frequency response at -3dB: 5Hz to 60kHz
- Low noise: < -60dBu at 10dB gain