Black Lion’s renowned and hugely popular FET limiting amplifier and compressor comes storming to the modular 500-Series format.
IN STOCK
- 500-series ‘Blue Stripe' limiting amplifier
- Single channel
- Custom Cinemag transformers
- Wet/Dry mix knob
- Stereo-linkable
- Console insert paths
- Vintage inspired PCB
- Attack, release, mix, input, output controls
- 500-series lunchbox or rack required (2 slots)
- Hand-tested, calibrated and QC'd in USA
"This is one of the most satisfying 500‑series compressors I’ve used."
"Bluey 500 fills the bill for vibey control on drums or most midrange elements—vocals, guitars or keyboards"
The aptly named ‘Bluey’ from Black Lion Audio is a lovingly crafted recreation of Chris Lord Alge’s vintage blue-stripe 1176 from Mix LA Studios in California. Used on countless hits and hundreds of vocal takes, every feature and delightful quirk from the original Bluey has been recreated through tireless reverse engineering.
Among the most impressive components brought back to life are two custom Cinemag transformers that model the sound of the original UTC input and Reichenbach output transformers for an eerily accurate recreation.
Channel buffers are designed to exactly match the insert channel’s of Mix LA’s primary mixing console, delivering a top-shelf analogue console-flavour for every vocal, instrument of mix-bus track the Bluey is applied to.
A new feature added for Black Lion’s modern Bluey revision is the wet dry mix knob which allows users to dial in precisely the amount of parallel compression required to make a mix complete.
