The PHOTON 500 is an optical compressor, based on technology from the 60's, first used in the early LA-2A limiters and later in the LA4. As an homage to these legendary products, we packed this technology in a 500-series module. The PHOTON 500 uses an opto-coupler, which introduces negative feedback in the audio path, taking care of gain reduction, being the basics of all compression. The PHOTON 500 has an electronically balanced input with a 2520 compatible op-amp in the gain stage. The output is balanced by an IGS Custom made transformer.
| Device type | |
|---|---|
| Optical Compressor | Yes |
| Basic features | |
|---|---|
| All stepped manipulators | Yes |
| Sidechain HPF | OFF, 60Hz, 120Hz |
| Input & Output | |
|---|---|
| Input Impedance (balanced) | 10k ohm |
| Output Impedance (balanced) | 600 ohm, Custom transformer |
| Audio transformers | Yes, IGS Custom |
| Levels | |
|---|---|
| Operating Level | +4 dBu |
| Max input level | +20 dBu |
| Max output level | +22 dBu |
| Noise Level | -99 dBA |
| Max. gain | 30 dB |
| Max Gain Reduction | 20 dB |
| Time constants | |
|---|---|
| Ratio | 2:1, 4:1, 12:1 |
| Bandwidth | |
|---|---|
| Frequency response | 8 Hz to 20 kHz, +/- 0.1dB |
| Distortion (@ 20 Hz - 20 kHz) | |
|---|---|
| THD+N | 0.012% |
| Power | |
|---|---|
| Power consumption | 2.5W |
| Packing box | |
|---|---|
| Shipping weight | 1kg |
| Files |
|---|
| IGS PHOTON500 user manual.pdf |
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