The Redface CLA-2A was another sonic experiment. As soon as he does I'll post it so you can get a look at this rarest of beasts. I've asked him to send me a picture of the unit for this website but he hasn't gotten around to it yet. This unit was sold to a a studio owner in Atlanta who also runs an equipment rental business, so you might be able to rent this unit from him if you're curious about it. Would highly recommend to those looking for a quality 1176 emu or to expand their 1176 emulation collection.A single CLA-2A was made with a fire-engine red, 1/4" thick solid steel faceplate. Is CLA-76 any good?ĬLA-76 Compressor / Limiter Reviews Simply put, this is a wonderful compressor that I use all of the time, especially on vocals and guitars. The LA-2A has a frequency dependent attack, with an average attack time of 10 milliseconds. Which waves compressor is best?Īlthough the compression position on the compress/limit switch on the LA-2A is considered 4:1, really the ratio will fluctuate depending on the source. Initially intended for use in broadcast, the original used an electro-luminescent optical attenuator called “T4” for gain reduction. The CLA-2A is modeled on a hand-wired, tube-based compressor originally produced by Teletronix in the early 1960s.
I’m not sure it can be a replacement for stock DAW compressors, but what it does, it does well.
Its behavior requires some time to experiment with, but the results are good. Are CLA compressors good?Īfter using stock compressors in my DAWs, using the CLA-76 took some getting used to. It uses an electroluminescent panel together with a cadmium-sulfide light dependent resistor to provide gain reduction, which in the LA-2A’s own terminology is called the T4 cell. The LA-2A is a hand-wired, tube-based compressor. Like the original electro-optical tube compressor, the plug-in retains the smooth, frequency-dependent behavior that has made the hardware a favorite of engineers everywhere. The CLA-2A (TDM) from Waves is a plug-in modeled after a legendary classic compressor/limiter. “The CLA-2A lets me clamp down and control all the runaway levels that jump out on almost any instrument or vocal I apply it on.” “CLA-2A is like the real hardware it delivers smooth, warm tube-based optical compression sound into my vocals and acoustic guitar tracks. It’s got a smooth response and rich sound, just like the famous hardware it’s painstakingly modeled after. The CLA-2A compressor/limiter plug-in is a stellar studio tool from Chris Lord-Alge and Waves! Based on a mid-’70s electro-optical tube compressor, the CLA-2A works great on all kinds of instruments and vocals.
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