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Originally Posted by wade goeke  This is a bit hard to explain but here goes...
Firstly even though it uses a lot of vintage circuits I never once compared it to an old module. The only thing I referenced was the EQ shape for the mid-range. I wanted it to sound like me even though I was doing some borrowing.
The eq uses the Class A input stage from the 1073 without mods. The eq section uses highly modified 1081/31105/33115 amps. All were about the same The Hi/Lo shelf and filter sections come from a Custom Portable Broadcast module. The mids are highly modified 1081/31105/33115 type, and the output stage is, again, 1081/31105/3115 type. Custom transformers. Take all that and run it on 8 extra volts for improved headroom and nicer character (IMO). Again it is based on a custom eq that I built for my 5316 Neve Broadcast desk and they sound WAY better than the 33114/33115s that it has....
The Comp
Same rules as above. 1073 input stage. 1081/31105/33115 output. The sidechain is literally half GERM Comp and half 2264. Here come the fun part. I dropped the diode bridge that the 2264 uses and replaced it with a FET setup like the GERM Comp uses so I could do some of my Curve and sidechain stuff. The Curves/Knee choices are Germ and Zener but are completely new. The Zener does not sound like the Germ Comp Zener setting or the Zener limiter. Its almost the opposite. The way its set up it has almost no knee and is the smoothest curve Ive seen on a compressor (that part was so fun!). Super smooth and full of harmonics. Love it :-)
8 extra volts again for more headroom and improved tone... How does it sound? Well a little like both of them :-) I have been pleasantly surprised by the result. I dont think its a secret that the GERM Comp is my favorite Chandler piece but this little s**t gives it a hardcore race down the track.
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Dude, you have got to be the coolest audio designer around, that I have ever met. I mean just the though of you answering my question like.....wel.........LIKE THAT! is awesome. THANK YOU! That totally answers my question and I will be buying both, a pair of each. Il get rid of some A designs stuff and the Actions. Thanks!