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The Lindell 7X-500 compressor packages the sound of one of the most popular compressors of all time into a convenient and remarkably affordable API 500 Series rack module. This late '60s-style FET compressor/limiter may be small, but it still manages to pack all of the useful functionality you could ask for inside. There's a a highpass sidechain filter in the 7X-500, which lets you focus its response, and a mix knob lets you blend its wet and dry signals to taste. Overall, the Lindell 7X-500 is an amazing compressor for the money.
For the uninitiated, the Lindell 7x-500 is actually loosely based on an 1176 and the 245E is much more closer take on a Neve 2254. Both with a few extra, very practical features including high-pass filters and more flexible attacks & releases. They also have mix knobs making it more to employ parallel...
...quite well, and it sounds better than plugins IMO. To my ears, it sounds more vibey and controlled than the Lindell 7x-500 that I owned (which was more on the clean but grabby side), so definitely a great evolution there. Has been working great as a tracking compressor in my home studio, would buy...
unrelated, but i have been loving lindell 7x-500. and of course the 80 series.
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