*Please note this item is pre-owned and may show signs of use. Please see photos.

Blend valves and FETs for quality compression. The 1968 MkI is a 1U Tube/FET ‘stereo bus’ compressor which by design delivers a transparent ‘open’ sound even during periods of heavy compression.

The original Drawmer 1960 used a tube stage at the front of the compressor, whilst the 1968 MkI utilisies a J-FET (Field Effect Transistor) gain reduction circuit that operates faster than an opto-isolator. The compressor uses a 12AX7 tube makeup gain amplifier where you can add, with the Output Gain control, up to 20 dB of additional gain. The need for a ratio control has been removed as the compressor operates on the soft knee principle where the onset of compression is progressive.