The Summit Audio TLA-100A is the
"set-and-forget" compressor, with a program-dependent nature that
works with the signal to provide optimal performance without constant
tweaking. Its ease-of-use and warm, rich sound is why it is still,
after more than a quarter of a century, regarded as an industry
standard for mixing, tracking and live usage. Both tube and solid
state technologies are combined in this innovative design which has
made the TLA-100A a tried-and-true choice for vocals, in addition to
bass, drums and guitar.
While being true to the simplicity of the original, additional
features have been added to the plug-in that bring the TLA-100A
capabilities up-to-date with modern production techniques. The plug-in
features: Parallel Compression, Saturation Control and Low Cut
Filtering, expanding the possibilities of this classic workhorse,
while maintaining the sound characteristics expected from this
venerable compressor.
In Short
- The first and only Summit Audio plug-in
- Easy to use
- Built-in parallel compression and detector filtering
- Each and every component carefully modeled.
- Modeled output distortion, easily controlled with the Saturation knob.
- Extremely analog behavior of frequencies, phase, distortion, attack, release, etc.
Controls
Vintage Section
The original controls for the original sound.
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Attack/Release Time Two 3-way
switches for setting the times.
Meter Set the VU to show
either output volume or gain reduction.
| Gain Output volume control.
| VU Meter Modeled VU meter
with realistic ballistics.
| Gain Reduction Sets the
amount of soft knee gain reduction.
| Sidechain Selects between
internal and external sidechain. |
Modern Section
Modern features that give you even more tone-shaping abilities.
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Low Cut A super-smooth 6 dB/oct low
cut filter.
| Low Cut Select Choose
between detector or input filtering.
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| Saturation An easy way to control the
original output distortion without compensating for volume changes.
| Parallel Compression You
really love this feature, right? |
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| Engineer/Mixer Mike Ging Speaks About the TLA-100A: | | Summit TLA-100A Plug-in Overview: | | Joe Chiccarelli on using Summit gear: | | Summit TLA-100A Hardware: | |
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