Spectra 1964 Model V610 Complimiter is the top specification of the 601-based processor: lower noise, higher output and less distortion than the other models in the range. Control is by Elma stepped switches with mil-spec resistors.
Settings you can recall exactly
In mastering a continuous pot is a liability: a week later you cannot land on the same position, and left and right channels never match perfectly. Elma stepped switches solve both at once, because a setting is stored as a detent number and both channels can be set identically.
Headroom for work on the mix bus
Maximum output of +24 dBu and an input pad offering -10, -20 and -30 dB let the V610 sit in a hot bus path without overloading the input. Response within 0.1 dB from 20 Hz to 40 kHz and THD under 0.01% at +22 dBm with up to 30 dB of compression mean the unit controls dynamics without editing the tone. Beyond mastering it holds up equally well in tracking and mixing.
KEY FEATURES
- 601 Complimiter circuit in its highest specification
- Elma stepped switches with mil-spec resistors
- Maximum output of +24 dBu
- Input pad with -10 dB, -20 dB and -30 dB settings
- Continuously variable ratio from 1.1:1 to 100:1
- 48 V phantom power
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Input impedance: 600 Ohm
- Output impedance: 2.5 kOhm
- Input pad: -10 dB, -20 dB, -30 dB
- Maximum gain: 65 dB
- Threshold attack level: -40 dBm
- Maximum output: +24 dBu
- THD: less than 0.01% at 30 Hz - 20 kHz, +22 dBm, with up to 30 dB of compression
- Signal to noise: better than 80 dB below +4 dBm output with -40 dBm input, 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Frequency response: +/- 0.1 dB, 20 Hz - 40 kHz
- Compression and limiting ratio: 1.1:1 to 100:1, continuously variable
- Attack time: 100 nanoseconds to 1.2 milliseconds, automatically variable
- Release time: 50 milliseconds to over 10 seconds, continuously variable
- Phantom power: 48 V
