Tell me about this old RCA/NBC compressor....

[dbbubba]

Use on a record that gets recognition and written up in lots of magazines.
It could then be worth $35K!

I'd restore it and use it!
It probably sounds pretty cool!

[fredv]

Kind of looks like an RCA BA-6B to me.

[mike-661]

Originally Posted by dbbubba

Use on a record that gets recognition and written up in lots of magazines.
It could then be worth $35K!

I'd restore it and use it!
It probably sounds pretty cool!

It has been fully restored by a good tech/friend.

It almost made its way into a mix today, but the artist and producer chose a "different" compressor.

Cheers,
Mike

[Ari-M.]

very cool "vibey" piece

I have no idea what it might be...could be a one -off

[Bubbakron]

i just wanna cuddle with it!!!!!!!!!!!

[vernier]

Looks like an old receiver.

[Seamus TM]

It looks like a 2 to 1 mixer.

[Seamus TM]

On second look, the "AAGC" position on the far left knob probably inserts a compressor into the "Master" channel... maybe.

Looks like a sweet beast.

[mike-661]

Originally Posted by Mumblesound

On second look, the "AAGC" position on the far left knob probably inserts a compressor into the "Master" channel... maybe.

Looks like a sweet beast.

Oh it compresses alright......
What I do know about it was that it was used at NBC in the 40's with 2 mics going in and a compressed mono output for broadcast.

[mike-661]

Are there more of these? It's not like the other RCA units I've seen.

[KRStudio]

Serial #1 ? That's cool.

[Seamus TM]

Well, the first thing that you should do is (obviously) replace every component inside with modern replacements to make sure you are getting everything that you can out of it......

[u b k]

Good lord, I'll bet that thing sounds like heaven.


Gregory Scott - ubk

[Bivouac]

May...we...hear it?

[mike-661]

It sounds amazing..... I've been toying with it for a few days now hoping the artist/producer will let me use it in a song.

The man who owns it restored it very well. And it only works well with a pad on the input AND output leaving me to guess NBC used this as an all in one mic pre/compressor back in the day.....

Cheers,
Mike

[pan60]

dude, that thing is junk!
if you like send it here and i'll take care of it.