Purple Audio Mc77 -win-mac- Fixed 〈99% Premium〉
: 20 to 800 microseconds (extremely fast for controlling sharp peaks). Release Times : 50 milliseconds to 1.1 seconds.
Today, the availability of the software brings this exact circuit topology into the digital domain. Purple Audio MC77 -WiN-MAC-
Created by Andrew Roberts in 2002, the MC77 was developed following the success of his MC76, incorporating user feedback into a refined, modern package that holds its own against vintage "blackface" units. : 20 to 800 microseconds (extremely fast for
To understand the MC77, one must first understand the lineage. The original Urei 1176, designed by Bill Putnam Sr. in the late 1960s, was the first solid-state compressor/limiter to use a field-effect transistor (FET) for gain reduction. It changed the sound of music forever. From the "Blue Stripe" to the various revisions (A through H), the 1176 defined the sound of rock, pop, and soul. Created by Andrew Roberts in 2002, the MC77