Warm Audio PEDAL76

For over 10 years, Warm Audio has been building a premium, award-winning 76-style studio compressor, the WA76. With expertise in building this circuit and knowing what drives the sought-after tone of the most coveted dynamic control, Warm Audio now delivers truly professional, full-feature compression for the pedalboard. Pedal76 features a custom CineMag transformer that is spec’d to duplicate the performance and tone of the studio units in a pedalboard-friendly format. Premium capacitors, resistors, and transistors round out a circuit that cuts no corners in delivering an authentic studio experience on stage. The added harmonic depth from the FET circuit and rich tone preservation from the custom transformer blend perfectly to recreate the ultimate compressor for guitar and bass players.

BULLETPOINTS

1. Classic Studio Compression Recreated For The Stage: Like the original 76-style FET studio compressor that has been used on countless guitar, bass & keyboard recordings, Pedal76 controls dynamics without squashing character. Added harmonic depth from the FET circuit and rich tone preservation from the custom transformer blend perfectly to recreate the ultimate compressor for guitar and bass players who demand pristine studio sound on stage.
2. Critical Studio Compressor Controls: Like studio compressors, Pedal76 has Attack & Release, Ratio, and Input controls, critical for taming unwanted changes in volume on stage. Attack and release govern when the compression acts. Ratio determines the “strength” of compression against the raw signal. Input determines how much raw signal to feed into the compression circuit, and output acts as a makeup gain/master volume to make sure Pedal76 plays nice with your rig, or provides additional boost as needed.
3. Premium Components & Build From 76-Style Compression Experts: Pedal76 uses premium and custom components to achieve authentic 76-style FET compression. The custom CineMag transformer is spec’d to duplicate the professional performance and tone of studio units in a pedalboard-friendly format. Premium capacitors, resistors, and transistors round out a circuit that cuts no corners in delivering an authentic studio experience on stage.
4. ‍Added Features Optimized For Live Performance: Pedal76 features an external switch for true and buffered bypass operation, ensuring the compressor plays nice in your rig. Switches for input sensitivity, ground/lift, pad engagement and high/low gain modes (both for DI operation) provide added utility at gigs or in the studio. The separate balanced (DI) out also sends proper signal to the mixer or live recording rig, with the high gain mode adding grit and rich transformer tone.
5. ‍A History Of Building Premium 76-Style Compressors: Warm Audio has been building a premium 76-style studio compressor, the WA76, for over 10 years. Having shipped over 20,000 studio units worldwide, Warm Audio brings expertise in building this circuit and knowing what drives the sought-after tone of the most prized vintage 76-style compressors. Just like in the renowned studio WA76, Warm Audio includes custom CineMag transformers and premium components to deliver studio compression on your pedalboard.‍
6. Hand-Tested In Austin, TX: Like all Warm Audio gear, the Pedal76 is meticulously hand-tested and inspected by trained technicians with a passion for making music in Austin, TX USA.

Pedal76 features Attack & Release, Ratio, and Input controls, critical for taming unwanted changes in volume on stage. Pedal76 also has added features optimized for live performances including an external switch for true and buffered bypass operation, ensuring the compressor plays nice in your rig. Switches for input sensitivity, ground/lift, pad engagement and high/low gain modes (both for DI operation) provide added utility at gigs or in the studio. The separate balanced (DI) out also sends proper signal to the mixer or live recording rig, with the high gain mode adding grit and rich transformer tone.  

TECH SPECS

• All-Analog Transformer-Balanced FET Compressor Pedal
• Custom CineMag USA Output Transformer (Engaged With External Power)
• Classic 76-Style Compression Controls: Ratio, Attack, Release, Output, & Input
• Additional Controls: Input Sensitivity, Ground/Lift, DI Output Pad, DI High/Low Gain With Level Boost On Balanced Output
• External True Or Buffered Bypass Switch 
• Vintage-Style Amber VU Meter For Gain Reduction Indication
• Ultra Low-Noise With 100% Discrete Analog Signal Path
• External Power Supply With 9V Battery Compartment. External Power Supply Leverages Internal Voltage Increase Via DC-DC Voltage Converter
• When Using External Power, Pedal76 Requires 125mA
• Dimensions: 5.9” x 4.1” x 1.9” | Weight: 1.65 lbs