Hopto Stereo Optical Compressor
- All-discrete analog circuit.
- 4 legendary 990 Opamps.
- Effective but natural compression.
- Rich in compressing options.
- ±24V linear power supply.
- Worldwide free shipping
- 5-year warranty
- 14-day tryout & satisfaction guarantee
- Available soon
It brings the glorious compression style to any part of your track.
A fast optical
We found the modern opto components capable of a faster attack, therefore added a fast/slow switch to fulfill its potential. The result was surprisingly great - it takes the traceless optical compressing to a lot more situations than 20 years ago. The more compression you add, the bigger and thicker the sound becomes, yet it doesn't sound like compressed. A lot of people describe the sound as "rounded", which is also reflected on an evened shape of soundwave.
Therefore, you could use Hopto for pretty much every dynamic purpose, as long as you are after a natural-sounding result. It is still perfect for vocals alone, but does an incredible job to mixes that require low dynamics, too (RnB, soul, and gospel, etc.).
Classic union, epic results
The epic sonic expression of Hopto comes from a combination between the high-voltage 990 DOA and 123 transformer. This classical set up delivers a pure, transparent, and deep sound with high versatility.
Just can't look away
The 2 beautiful meters and the 4 knobs are available for sale separately.
The dual-layer panel board is solid, and is rich in metallic texture. The Make Up Gain knob on each channel is in 21 steps for better recall.
Built for 21st century
Apart from the ratio switch between 3:1, 5:1, and 10:1, we added 2 sidechain high pass filter options of 100Hz and 200Hz. As a must have for modern-day production, an HPF keeps your low end strong and solid, and works well with bass, drums, as well as the overall mix.
There is also a link/mono switch, so that you could either go stereo by applying the heavier compressing set of parameter, or turn it into 2 mono compressors.
High-voltage for high performance
We are proud that the power supply is a high-voltage linear unit. While others are drifting away, we believe in its proven record of being reliable and strong. When coupled with the latest transformer, it keeps the overall sound smooth, reasonably clean, and adds some warmth to the calm transistor circuit.
Handcrafted & verified by human, for human.
Before it gets shipped, 2 real mixing engineers will test it and sign their names, so will every craftsman who participated in the making. Boutique-grade craftsmanship makes no effort in producing many.
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