Joemeek MC2 Stereo Compressor

The new Joemeek MC2 Stereo compressor packs the kind of punch that leaves plugins and VCA compressors trembling. When you are ready for some compression with attitude, plug in the MC2, and prepare to be amazed!

When making a mix at home, or producing live sounds, stereo mix compression can often be the ingredient that makes the whole project work. The MC2 is a professional studio quality compressor with the sound and warmth that Joemeek is famous for. Use liberally on anything from single tracks, to subgroups or the final mix, in the studio or on the road. The MC2 is an amazingly capable unit that can really make everything sound better!

Features
Intelligent ratio, adjusts itself to musical source, making the MC2 sound superb in all situations

Servo linked output gain control feeds dual "superbal" balanced outputs

Legendary Joemeek optical compressor. Gives vocals and instruments amazing warmth and power

DIC, Perfect stereo imaging by active balancing of the stereo compression

Smooth 9 LED gain meter for accurate level control. Independent 5-LED compression metering

The Joemeek MC2 gives you the full sound of real photo optical compression in a package for the project studio. It offers the latest and best Joemeek photo optical technology, to inject your tracks with the same life and energy that has made the Joemeek sound famous. This means that with a MC2, you will instantly get fatter sounding tracks and stereo mixes out of your studio. 'That' Joemeek sound has become a cornerstone of modern music production. Once only known to a few top artists and engineers as their 'secret weapon,' it has now achieved world wide success and is used by artists like Beck, Wheatus, Sheryl Crow, Dire Straits, Paul Weller, Prodigy, Tina Turner, and many many more!

TTT — Transparent to Transients. The classic Joemeek sound, impossible to replicate in a plug-in. Unlike other compressors, (VCA's and plug-ins) the Joemeek optical circuit allows the transience of a signal through unharmed. This means more crunching compression, without any 'dulling' side effects.

DIC — Dynamic Image Control. The MC2 utilizes M&S sum and difference encoding and decoding to achieve perfect stereo imaging and balance across its stereo optical compressor.

Auto-variable slope (ratio) for optical compression/limiting. The MC2 allows a huge range of compression sounds to be achieved with effective ratios from 1.5:1 up to 14:1. The control of this ratio is automatic — making the MC2 intuitive and fun to use.

Low price — The MC2 offers unparalleled build, design, and sound quality at a price that gives project studios, and 'up and coming' recording artists, access to the true sound of real photo optical compression. This is a tool that until now had been exclusive to the top professionals. Now these sounds can also be yours, so get your MC2 and start making mixes that have real phat!

So, What About this Compressor
The central component of all our compression products is the photo optical cell. This basic difference between our compressors and others is the foundation of the "Joemeek sound." Inside this black box shown is the photocell arrangement that gives compression the nonlinear characteristics that are essential for achieving warm sound. Furthermore, our photocell sensors will allow the most sudden changes (transient) in volume to be uncompressed.

This means that you can wind in huge amounts of solid compression before any "dulling" effects normally associated with compression can be heard. Coupled with this is the photocells frequency dependent compressing capability. This has been harnessed to give you a warm, solid bottom end with a punchy middle and crystal highs! In short, the Joemeek compressor has harnessed all of the desirable properties of compression. No studio can afford to be without one!

Technical Info

Inputs: Standard jack precision balanced 40Kohm load impedance.

Max input: +28dB

Outputs: Standard jack precision balanced 60ohm source impedance

Max output: +28dB

System Gain: 26dB maximum. Variable stereo input and output.

System Noise: -90dB.

Signal to noise ratio: 118dB

System Linearity: flat (-1dB) 8Hz to 30KHz.

Harmonic distortion better than 0.01% except under compression at low frequency.