ART TCS Compressor

ART TCS Compressor Product Details

Description

The TCS is a two-channel high performance compression system which features two types of compression per channel utilizing ART’s Dual Topology technology.

On one hand you can choose from optical compression, like that in our Pro VLA, for that smooth transparent compression. On the other hand you might want to use a VCA based compression scheme for hard limiting. Both of these compression methods are underneath the hood of this single space rack unit. Taking it even one step further the TCS offers the breakthrough feature of stacking the VCA and the opto isolator for when you want that over the top compression, or a hard VCA limiter on your optical compressed channels.

Going beyond the idea of just a two-channel compressor, ART decided to spice up the TCS with our famous V3™ technology. The TCS also offers the ability for the user to twist the V3 knob to a variety of settings that take some of the hassle out of compression, yet still allowing each setting to be tweaked to the material’s needs.

The TCS has a long list of impressive features, including a Toroidal Transformer, XLR & 1/4” Inputs, front panel instrument input, Optical and VCA compression capabilities, side chain inserts, channel linking for when you are working on a stereo track, attack, release, threshold, and ratio knobs, de-essing, an expander/gate per channel, V3 control per channel, twin VU meters for measuring compression, twin LED input/output meter for ultra-precise level metering, and the ability to place a tube in the signal path to add some warmth to your signal.

TCS™ Features

OPTICAL COMPRESSION

VCA COMPRESSION

EXPANDER, GATE, DE–ESSER & LIMITER INCLUDED

V3™ (VARIABLE VALVE VOICING) SETTINGS

SIDE CHAIN INSERTS

XLR & 1/4” INPUTS

STEREO LINK

ANALOG VU COMPRESSION METERS

PRECISE LED LEVEL METERS WITH PEAK HOLD

FRONT & REAR INSTRUMENT INPUTS

TOROIDAL TRANSFORMER

ALL STEEL CHASSIS

Controls Shelf cutoff (Hi/Low) 700 Hz/1.5kHz

Dimensions 1.75"H x 19.0"W x 6.5"D

Dynamic Range 126 dB (typical)

Frequency Response 10Hz to 150kHz, +/- 1dB

Input Impedance XLR, 1/4" 10k ohms

Input/Output Connections XLR (balanced), 1/4" TRS (balanced/unbalanced) Sidechain : 1/4" TRS (Tip = Recieve, Ring = Send) Instrument: 1M ohm

Maximum Input Level +20 dBu

Maximum Output Level +20 dBu

Output Impedance XLR, 1/4" 300 ohms (balanced)

Power Requirements Transformer type : Toroidal

Slope 1.7

Total Harmonic Distortion 0.01% @1kHz

Weight 5.5 lbs, 2.5 kg