Providing an ideal, digital-friendly start to any home or pro studio, this B&H Kit bundles a WesAudio _DIONE 500 series stereo bus compressor with a flexible, 10-space chassis. The _DIONE is a powerful analog compressor with sophisticated digital input support, making it very easy to use in combination with modern DAW plug-ins and programming, while the case offers a high-end power supply and plenty of room for upgrades as needs evolve.
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
_TITAN is a complete recall system designed to provide total integration with your beloved analog equipment. It extends the 500 Series connector with additional pins where modules can be designed to support digital recall or any other vendor specific functionalities. This extension is part of new open standard ng500—Next Generation 500 series—which allows other manufacturers to design and implement digitally controlled analog devices. The linear power supply is capable of delivering 5A of power to bring the sound of your units to the next level. _TITAN can host standarized 500 Series modules. Of course it was designed to recall up to 10 units with signle USB or Ethernet connection. _TITAN allows you to control/recall all hosted modules through one connection. USB for direct connection with your workstation; Ethernet dedicated LAN connection to access all devices in your local network. _TITAN is part of an open specification where proper documentation along with dedicated software frameworks can be shared with other vendors free of charge. _TITAN provides a simple standalone application to change status of stereo links between modules. No more problems with accessing your chassis configuration. _TITAN implements a special connector, which routes all audio signals from and to slots 1–8. This allows future integration with audio interface modules, analog summing modules, or patchbays. The input source for any slot is implemented through analog relays, and it is configurable through standalone application. This prevents two different signal sources to be routed to the same module