The sound of the TUBE-TECH CL2A Two Channel opto Compressor

CL2A User Statements
	David Morgan FOH Mixer Steely Dan, Simon & Garfunkel, Lionel Ritchie, Whitney Houston,James Taylor, etc...   "My new love is the Tube-Tech CL-2A for vocals, I got introduced to it three years ago when I saw Clive Franks using it on Elton John. Elton's voice sounded wonderful, and I was looking at the compressor hitting about four or five dB of compression and couldn't hear it at all. What it added to a vocal mic was exactly what we want in live music, so I tried it on Lionel Richie. I've been using it on lead vocals ever since."

TUBE-TECH Two Channel Opto Tube Compressor CL2A ........... Engineers Talk
	The TUBE-TECH CL2A is based on the famous CL1B.   Some differences exist between the two units. The tube circuit is the basically same, with the only difference being that the input transformer and the tube amps in the CL2A delivers a more "normal" amount of gain compared to the CL1B  The control circuit has been changed so the CL2A's  max release time is two seconds. The CL2A features a different optical element, with very similar action to the element in the CL1B.   The CL2A has a little more "round" character to the compression, compared to the CL1B, but has kept the very smooth action, the CL1B is famous for.   Listen to a comparison between TUBE-TECH compressors   Read more about the differences between the optical TUBE-TECH compressors

Two Channel Opto Compressor CL2A Video
	CL2A Opto Tube Compressor Controls and Features

Dual Channel Opto Compressor CL2A ..........Product Description
	The TUBE-TECH CL 2A Two-Channel Optical Compressor is an all tube based compressor / limiter targeted at two-channel studio recordings. The TUBE-TECH CL 2A Dual Compressor features two independent optical compressors. The optical gain reduction element is placed after the input transformer and then followed by an all tube-based output amplifier with a +10 dB gain. A switch with three positions (Link 1, Off, Link 2) is used whenever you want to use the two separate compressors in stereo mode or link several compressors together. The two link busses are identical. Both Input and Output are balanced and have fully floating transformers with a static screen. The power supply and the sidechain circuit is based on a solid state circuit. With the exception of the anode voltage for the output stage all DC voltages are stabilized

Stereo Opto Tube Compressor .......................Product Features
	Optical gain reduction element Linkable for stereo applications Dual VU-meters showing output or compression Variable attack and release with a 1,5:1 to 10:1 Output Gain (off to +10 dB) Frequency response @ -3 dB: 5 Hz to 60 kHz Low noise: < -80 dBu @10 dB gain Conductive plastic potentiometers Gold plated switches Clickless bypass relay CL2A brochure / manual