Purple Audio 5C1 Action – 500 Series ’76 Style Compressor
The Purple Audio Action is an excellent FET compressor reminiscent of the MC77. Designed to work in standard 500 series compatible racks.
Features:
- Input attenuator feeding input transformer
- Output level control
- Input and output tricolor LED metering
- Eight LED GR metering
- Five ratios including “All buttons in” mode
- Attack and Release controls
- True Relay Bypass
- Stereo Linking
- Compression on/off switch
- Discrete signal path
- For easy serviceability and tweaking, the Purple discrete opamps can be replaced with any standard discrete opamp or a DIP-8 IC.
