On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 06:02:44AM +0000, philicorda wrote: > Paul Winkler wrote: > > "I could swear I remember seeing an old tube compressor that > had a gain reduction meter with "more" to the right, so it > moved in opposition to the corresponding VU meter. > No idea what model it was, and this was about 6 years ago > so I could be mistaken. > > I wonder how consistent this is in the world of hardware? > maybe I'll pop a question on rec.audio.pro." btw, i had myself turned around again :-) If the gain reduction meter is moving in opposition the VU meter, then "more" gain reduction is to the left, not right. > I built a tube compressor like that, an Altec436c. > The 'gain reduction' meter measures the bias current of the vari-mu > valve, which is reduced when gain reduction is required. > The meter goes from right to left. (Any other way would require more > circuitry, so I think it may just be a lucky accident.) ah, that's an interesting point. > Talking of meters, don't some phase meters often go left *and* right > from a centre point to show averaged phase difference between the channels? think so. -- Paul Winkler http://www.slinkp.com
