The Home Studio Cult Classic — Elevated
ART’s Pro VLA series has long been a secret weapon for home recordists, offering two flexible channels of vactrol opto tube leveling and a generous assemblage of pro-level features. The Pro VLA III continues this time-honored tradition, providing you with the same musical dynamics processing as its predecessors, along with a multitude of formidable upgrades. At its core, the Pro VLA III is an optical compressor with two stereo-linkable channels, enabling you to smooth out individual tracks or glue full mixes together. It showcases a fixed-input, variable-threshold design, bolstered by 12AT7-driven tube character. Additionally, you get a Voice switch with selectable Tube and Solid State modes, along with an extended 1.25:1 Ratio setting that’s tailor-made for mastering applications. Moreover, the Pro VLA III includes variable Threshold, Attack, Release, and Output controls, per-channel Bypass, and comprehensive metering. Lastly, the Pro VLA III sports an attention-grabbing look, thanks to a slick front panel and backlit analog VU meters. When Sweetwater customers ask us about accessible studio tools, the conversation inevitably gets to the ART Pro VLA series. It’s a versatile piece of gear with a bountiful feature set that offers an effective way for fledgling engineers to learn how various compression parameters affect their sound. Exhibiting increased headroom, lower self-noise, and locktight channel symmetry, the ART Pro VLA III is the best-sounding iteration yet!
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ART Pro VLA III Features:
- 2-ch. opto compressor with stereo-linkable channels
- Fixed-input, variable-threshold design, bolstered by 12AT7-driven tube character
- Voice switch provides selectable Tube and Solid State modes
- Extended 1.25:1 Ratio setting is tailor-made for mastering applications
- Variable Threshold, Attack, Release, and Output controls provide ample dynamics-shaping power
- Per-channel Bypass switches provide easy comparisons between processed and unprocessed sound
- Simultaneous Input Level, Output Level, and Gain Reduction metering
- +4dBu or -10dBV operation
- Universal internal power supply
- Attention-grabbing look with a slick front panel and backlit analog VU meters
