The all-new Teletronix LA-2A Studio Compressor from Universal Audio is voiced to match the original hand-wired hardware with outstanding precision, putting the gloriously thick, musical tone and feel of the iconic optical tube limiter right at your feet in a powerful and compact pedal format.

Just like the legendary original hardware, this pedal features switchable compression and limiting modes, with a streamlined control set for peak and gain, plus an additional mix control not featured on the original. You also get options for true/buffered bypass, and stock or fast release times.

Features

• Authentic emulation of iconic Teletronix LA-2A optical tube compressor/limiter, captured in a compact stompbox
• Perfectly captured end-to-end emulation of vintage transformers, tube amplifiers, and T4 optical cell for fat, three-dimensional tube tones
• Mix control for easy parallel compression effects
• True/buffered bypass, Stock/Fast attack switch
• Timeless UA design and craftsmanship, built for years of reliable performance

Enjoy Gentle Dynamics Control and Natural Sustain

Whether reining-in clean tones and single-note passages, adding focus to bass and synths, or taming the dynamics of keys, the original LA-2A is famous for enhancing signals like no other compressor in history. The Teletronix LA-2A pedal offers all the huge 3D tone of the original unit - down to the tone of the transformers, tubes, and distortions of the T4 optical cell - right at your feet.

Add the Fat Sound of a Vintage Tube Circuit

Even using the Teletronix LA-2A without any compression enhances tone with a stunning tube thickness, pushing your already gritty tube amp into gloriously warm overdrive with plenty of harmonics and colour.

Compress with a Tough, Compact Stompbox

With switchable true/buffered bypass modes, Stock/Fast attack switch for quicker attack time, and a mix control for effortless parallel compression, the Teletronix LA-2A Studio Compressor was designed for a lifetime of hassle-free performance, giving you access to legendary compression and limiting effects for decades to come.

Specifications

• Inputs: ¼” Unbalanced TS
• Outputs: ¼” Unbalanced TS
• Input Impedance: 1MΩ
• Output Impedance: 500Ω
• Maximum Input Level: 12.2dBu
• Maximum Output Level: 12.1dBu
• Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20kHz, ±1dB
• USB Type-C: For Registration and Firmware Updates via Computer
• Power Requirements (Power Supply Sold Separately): Isolated 9V DC, Center-Negative, 250mA Minimum
• Dimensions (with Knobs and Protrusions)
  • 65mm (H) x 92mm (W) x 141mm (D)
  • 280g