ARX releases Afterburner II

Australia - ARX Systems has announced the release of the new ARX Afterburner II multi-mode compressor/limiter, designed for use in the most demanding professional audio dynamics control applications. The Afterburner II can be used in three different modes of operation: In two-channel mode, it performs as two independent compressor/limiters, with 'industry standard' variable Threshold, Ratio and Output gain; In stereo mode, ARX's new Adaptive Stereo Link circuitry provides increased stereo imaging accuracy when linking both channels as a stereo pair; A single front panel switch puts the Afterburner into its alternative Mono mode - setting it up as a single-channel, dual band compressor/limiter, with separate dynamics control of both low and high frequencies, opening up a whole new range of gain control techniques.

In any mode, the Afterburner II also features true analogue computer-based program dependant attach and release time constants and switchable 'Enhance' function, which provides frequency restoration to preserve the spectral balance of the audio signal, compensating for the sagging low and high frequency response of compressed program material operating as a 'smart' loudness control.

The Afterburner II also features: above/below threshold LEDs for at-a-glance compression confirmation, wwitchable hard or soft knee compression option, 12-segment ' wide scale ' LED Output Level and separate Gain Reduction metering, comprehensive LED indication of all operating functions and status in all modes and electronically balanced XLR and quarter inch Jack inputs and outputs. The unit's signal to noise ratio is given as -93dB unweighted, and its dynamic range as 117dB.

(Lee Baldock)

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