Playing around with “vintage” tech from the 80’s. The Compellor was a revolutionary audio processor that delivered compression levelling and peak limiting using analogue computer technology. Let’s turn some knobs and see what it does.
From SOS:
According to Aphex, the Compellor is a revolutionary audio processor that delivers intelligent compression levelling and peak limiting simultaneously. Apparently this is achieved using analogue computer technology that analyses the input waveform and then uses that information to control a single VCA in each signal channel. Basically, the Compellor has been developed to control the gain of a signal in such a way as to be completely unobtrusive.
Timestmps:
00:00 Intro
00:32 Delid
02:52 Rear controls
03:02 Aphex 207D
03:57 Testing setup
09:24 A/B comparison
12:01 Leveling & Compression
Aphex Compellor
A revolutionary (for the time) audio processor that delivers intelligent compression levelling and peak limiting simultaneously.
Pros
Easy to use
Easy to service
Cons
Complex metering
Expensive
