Drawmer 1968 MK II

... non brilla per funzionalità particolari, solo un filtro passa basso 75/150, utilizzabile su varie sorgenti e per mix bus o mastering. Io lo uso principalmente su Moog M. 32 e addensa piacevolmente il suono rendendolo più vivo e dinamico! il guadagno valvolare fa letteralmente pulsare i bassi come speravo, e la parte FET del compressore lavora anche i transienti più veloci! il VU meter lavora bene in modalità GR. Fa bene il suo lavoro senza strafare con grande trasparenza sonora e precisione! Nulla da dire; Inglesi voto 8!

Not a clone of anything. Drawmer’s original design.

For mix bus duties I find it more desirable than any VCA compessor because 1968 MKII progressive-rate compression curves are more musical and organic. I also find it more versatile than many much more expensive compressors in terms of overall tone - is clean and round with good bottom end, it does not introduce phase distortion at the ends of spectrum as many transformer balanced units do (API 2500 for instance, great compressor that simply does not work for certain styles).

1968 MKII output section deserves separate mention. It’s not just make-up gain, it's basically a warmth control and clipping section combined. The way this unit clips the output is just amazing!

Nobody mentioned, but 1968 MKII has a well designed linear power supply and you can simply hear it. Thank you Drawmer for not cutting the costs here. (SMPS power supply inside Manley Nu Mu was a bad surprise).

I used to have 1968 ME model and compared to it this one has lower noise and more flexibility thanks to two well chosen frequencies for sidechain filter: big for 75 Hz and bigger for 150 Hz, instead of single 100 Hz on older ME model.

Thank you Drawmer for still producing solid no-hype truly professional gear and spending costs on quality instead of crappy marketing.

Excellent compressor, versatile. I use this across the mixbus, bass, vocals and guitars. The range of attack times are well architected - this can clamp down when it needs to or can be subtle. The program dependent release times are musical and the output stage can add warmth / clip. The VU meters will light up red when you are clipping, you use your ears to determine if that is the sound you want (or dial back). Overall a great machine, Drawmer have produced a high quality compressor, shipping from Thomann was seamless.

très Très très bon compresseur, Tester sur un mix complet en sortie de console en live, sur des voix, sur des bass. Rien à dire ça ne mange pas les aigus, ça compresse mais ne casse pas la dynamique grâce à la lampe situé en sortie de compresseur qui ramène du bas médium chaud et rond. Les réglage sont très facile, le vu mètre très cohérent en mode gain réduction. Le bypass est très pratique pour se rendre compte de ce que l'on fait, et voir que y'a pas photo, ça marche. Difficile d' utiliser d'autre compresseur dans la gamme de prix inférieur apres celui la. 10 fois mieux qu'un 160A.