The 7X-500VIN "Vintage Edition" compressor packages the sound of one of the most popular compressors of all time into a convenient and remarkably affordable API 500 Series rack module. This late '60s-style FET compressor/limiter may be small, but it still manages to pack all of the useful functionality you could ask for inside. There's a a highpass sidechain filter in the 7X-500VIN, which lets you focus its response & a mix knob lets you blend its wet & dry signals to taste. Overall, the 7X-500VIN is an amazing compressor for the money.

7X-500VIN Compressor at a Glance:

• Simple controls make dialing in the perfect compression easy
• Mix control lets you crush your sound, without losing definition
• Highpass sidechain filter allows you to fine-tune your dynamics
• Dual Vintage OPA amplifiers

Simple controls make dialing in the perfect compression easy

Ever try to dial in compression & get immediately slammed with option anxiety? "Did that attack sound better a 20ms or 25ms?" Lindell gets around this problem elegantly with the 7X-500VIN, without robbing you of effective dynamics control by letting you set the 7X-500VIN's attack, release & ratio with simple yet effective 3-way switches.

Features:

• FET-based technology sounds eerily reminiscent of classic compressors from the late '60s
• Variable mix control lets you blend compressed and uncompressed signal in parallel for maximum compression without losing transients
• 3-step switched attack & release times make dialing in the perfect dynamics easy
• 3-mode (off, 100Hz, and 300Hz) highpass sidechain filter lets you focus your dynamics
• Choose from mild 4:1, heavy 12:1, and "all-in" 100:1 compression ratios
• True-bypass hardware preserves your sound when bypassed
• 20-LED gain-reduction metering lets you keep an eye on the mix
• 2x Vintage OPA1731

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