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WARM AUDIO WA-1B

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WARM AUDIO WA-1B

The Warm Audio WA-1B delivers the smooth, tube-opto sound of one of the most coveted hardware compressors ever built. This meticulous re-creation boasts an identical control set to the original unit, enabling you to dial in effective dynamics control with ear-grabbing results. The original hardware’s velvety-smooth sound and forgiving behavior have made it an industry standard for hip-hop vocals, and the WA-1B follows suit — it’s tailor-made for highly dynamic sources, infusing them with a tube-driven analog warmth that’s impossible to ignore. It’s not just for vocals, either; the WA-1B works its sonic magic on guitars, bass, keyboards, and every other signal it touches. Are you craving world-class, Lydkraft-style compression? You’ll be fully satisfied with the Warm Audio WA-1B.

Smooth tube-optical compression

The WA-1B is a spot-on re-creation of the industry-renowned Lydkraft-style compressor. When running it through its paces here at Sweetwater, we found that the WA-1B not only replicates the forgiving nature of the original unit, but it also reproduces the smooth tube-optical warmth that’s made the original the go-to compressor for hip-hop vocals, albeit with more open-sounding upper frequencies. In short, if you’re having difficulty nailing that sound, the WA-1B is the right compressor to give it to you.

A familiar set of controls

The Warm Audio WA-1B should seem very familiar to anyone who’s spent any amount of time with the Danish-built hardware that inspired it. Its Threshold and Ratio controls dial in everything from soft, musical dynamic control to hard-smashing — yet eminently transparent — compression. Its Attack and Release controls are switchable between Fixed and Manual modes, enabling you to employ the natural timing of the compressor’s optical element in Fixed mode or a more specified behavior in Manual mode. You get a Fixed/Manual dueling time-constant mode for a hyper-musical release-time curve. You also get an analog meter with Input, Compression, and Output modes and a hard Bypass switch.

Premium components

Crack open the WA-1B, and you’ll find a handwired, true-to-spec, 270-volt, discrete analog signal path replete with through-hole components and custom-core Lundahl transformers for full-on Lydkraft-style tone. You also get select tubes from JJ and Tung-Sol and a high-precision optical element for sweet-sounding analog character and unbeatable accuracy. Moreover, the WA-1B was methodically hand-tested and inspected by Warm Audio’s world-class technicians in Austin, Texas.

Features:

  • Delivers the smooth, tube-opto sound and forgiving behavior of the industry-renowned Lydkraft-style compressor
  • Boasts an identical control set to the original hardware unit
  • Threshold and Ratio controls dial in everything from soft, musical dynamic control to hard-smashing compression
  • Attack and Release controls are switchable between Fixed and Manual modes
  • Fixed/Manual dueling time-constant mode provides a hyper-musical release-time curve
  • Analog meter with Input, Compression, and Output modes
  • Bypass switch takes the compression circuitry completely out of your signal
  • Handwired, true-to-spec, 270V, discrete analog signal path
  • Through-hole components and custom-core Lundahl transformers yield full-on Lydkraft-style tone
  • Employs select tubes from JJ and Tung-Sol and a high-precision optical element
  • Hand-tested and inspected by Warm Audio’s world-class technicians in Austin, TX

Specs

  • Type:Tube-Optical Compressor
  • Number of Channels:Single channel
  • Controls:Gain, Ratio, Threshold, Attack, Release
  • Threshold:-40dB to 0dB
  • Ratio:2:1 to 10:1
  • Frequency Response:5Hz-25kHz (-3dB)
  • Inputs:1 x XLR, 1 x 1/4″ TRS
  • Outputs:1 x XLR, 1 x 1/4″ TRS
  • Sidechain I/O:2 x 1/4″
  • Tubes:12AX7 Tung-Sol, JJ 12AU7
  • Rack Spaces:2U
  • Power Source:Standard IEC AC Power Cable
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General specifications

Brand

WARM AUDIO

Warranty Period

1 year

Channels

1

Controls

Attack

,

Gain

,

Ratio

,

Release

,

Threshold

Threshold

-40dB to 0dB

Ratio

2:1 to 10:1

Frequency Response

5Hz-25kHz (-3dB)

Inputs

1 x 1/4"

,

1 x XLR

Outputs

1 x 1/4"

,

1 x XLR

Rack Spaces

2U

Power Source

Standard IEC AC cable

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WARM AUDIO WA-1B

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