{"product_id":"art-provlaii-2-channel-tube-opto-compressor","title":"ART PROVLAII 2-Channel Tube \/ Opto Compressor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/9166\/5128\/files\/ART.jpg?v=1769148654\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eART PROVLAII 2-Channel Tube \/ Opto Compressor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I'm blessed to have a number of great compressors at my disposal, and I still want to use the Pro VLA II on all kinds of things. Dear ART, please invoice me; I'm not returning the review box.” -Tape Op\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pro VLA II is a two-channel, tube-driven, Vactrol®-based leveling amplifier. It offers the smooth, musical sound of optical compression for recording, mixing, and mastering.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVisually, the first thing you’ll notice is the robust metering. Each channel has a VU meter that shows the average input or output level, and an LED meter for gain reduction. A master LED meter shows the peak and average output of each channel for precise gain staging.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoth channels have variable controls for threshold, ratio, attack, release, and output level. The ratio ranges from 2:1 for gentle compression up to 20:1 for hard limiting. 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