Dual Analag Optical Compressor D-AOC

The D-AOC is a DIY Dual Analag Optical Compressor (with tubes), named “Analag” for the Prodigy-Pro forum member who designed it.  The project is a unique design that, according to Analag, originated from experimenting with a LA2A clone.  The features below are for the PCB created by [silent:arts].

Images courtesy of [silent:arts]

Notable Features:

• LA2A gain reduction meter circuit
• PSU, tube heaters, and power supply for meter and bypass included on PCB
• Uses the Gyraf G9 regulated high voltage PSU circuit
• Accepts many transformers, including bargain offerings from Edcor

Price: 33€ for PCB from [silent:arts] white market store.

LA-2A compressors on eBay:

	Universal Audio LA-2A	$2,200.00 See Details	1d 13h 29m 0 bids
	UNIVERSAL AUDIO TELETRONIX LA 2A LEVELING AMP *OFFER*	$3,499.00 See Details	1d 15h 0m
	100K Audio Taper Pot for UA UREI Teletronix LA-2A, LA-3A, and 1176LN Rev F/G/H/K	$30.00 See Details	3d 18h 32m
	NOS A-B 1 Meg GR Zero Adjust Locking Pot, UREI UA LA-2A	$30.00 See Details	3d 18h 41m
	TWO new replacement knobs for Teletronix UREI UA LA-2A, 1/4" shaft, brass insert	$24.00 See Details	4d 17h 9m
	3 new replacement knobs for Teletronix UREI UA LA-2A, 1/4" shaft, brass insert	$36.00 See Details	4d 17h 31m
	"UA Universal Audio 2LA2" Dual Channel Stereo LA2A Compressor (2-LA-2) Like New	$2,900.00 See Details	5d 17h 7m
	Mallory TC72 LA-2A compressor output capacitor part 235-8518K 2	$13.67 See Details	5d 22h 53m
	Teletronix LA2A	$3,900.00 See Details	6d 15h 58m 0 bids
	New Power Transformer for UREI UA Teletronix LA2A	$145.00 See Details	11d 17h 49m

 

More information at the Prodigy-Pro build thread.