FMR RNLA (Inside Picture)

[Jimsi]

thanks for sharing this...

[Jtt]

Wow, I had no idea that there were distortion trim pots in there. Interesting...

Jtt

[timx1386]

Wow cool! Thanks!!

[defenestration]

there is a thread for pictures of gear guts on the geekslutz forum, I doubt anyone would object to a bit of double posting for posterity

[xqtion]

Just curious, what brand are those electrolytic caps ?

[WesAudio]

Panasonic/Matshita

[Ngr]

be aware that the Log rel button is exactly the opposite of what you think: it means logarithmic release and not long release and it translates in the fact that the release time is much faster that with the button not engaged.

[dkelley]

Originally Posted by Ngr

be aware that the Log rel button is exactly the opposite of what you think: it means logarithmic release and not long release and it translates in the fact that the release time is much faster that with the button not engaged.

this...

I was about to post something similar, but wordier.

RNLA is the most attractively colored compressor in it's price range for certain things. I doubt they'll make one even more colored than this in the price range, but I do agree that it would be amazing if they did.

I want, for example, to see fmr make a box that does what the pultec passive eq does where just having it in the circuit but with the levels set to neutral still adds something magical to the sound, or the similar effect that the better 1176 compressors do even with zero gain reduction.

but even still, the rnla is more colored in some ways than the art vla or the opto comps in the art channel strips, leaving only the touchy, frustrating, and often annoying (but sometimes super incredibly cool) joe meek budget line of opto comps as alternative character compressors for cheap.

[Jim Williams]

There are a pair of that 2181 VCA's in there with the THD trims for them. The audio opamp is a AD OP275 dual opamp as used in the RNC.

[Maschinenraum]

Potentially stupid question: how does one open the enclosure on the RNLA, anyhow? I see the front panel screws are removed (and presumably the rear panel screws as well). How does one remove the top of the case without damaging it?

I'm curious about the distortion trim, specifically for use on bass.

[sleepyhollos]

she's full of chips.