Merging the best of analog and digital worlds, the WesAudio _DIONE 500 series stereo bus compressor offers legendary mix bus glue and the powerful luxury of digital total recall. On the analog side, it provides high headroom of +24 dBu, THAT 2181 VCAs, variable parallel compression, and selectable THD coloration intensity for big tone that'll help you get pro impact in your mixes. Plus, there's true bypass and hardware A/B switching, so you can easily compare dry versus compressed or two different configurations of settings.
When it comes to the digital integration, _DIONE is high-tech with USB connectivity and plug-in control. It has three touch-sensitive encoders that not only adjust the settings of the analog circuitry, but also allow you to write real-time automation from _DIONE to your DAW. Alternatively, you can draw automation in the DAW and _DIONE will react accordingly. You can even send a DAW track to the sidechain of _DIONE over the USB connection; analog compression digitally sidechained from your DAW. The sidechain also has five different filter settings for full control over the trigger signal.
- Rupert Neve Designs 500 series Racks (R6 & R10)
- Aphex 500 series rack
- Some older BAE racks (not produced anymore)
- Midas L6 (module won’t fit to the very end on slots 3 and 6)
- Midas L10 (module won’t fit to the very end on slots 4 and 8)
- Fully digitally controlled analog circuit
- +24 dBu of headroom
- Digital recall can be achieved by connecting directly through the mini-USB socket on the front panel, or using it inside a _TITAN chassis
- Dedicated stereo plug-in
- Digital sidechain makes it possible to send any track from your DAW as a sidechain signal to the compressor
- Three touch-sensitive encoders, perfect for recording automation of all parameters to your DAW in real time
- True bypass
- Accurate analog gain reduction meter and its precise simulation implemented in the plug-in
- Free software and firmware upgrades