Winner of the TEC award for Outstanding Technical Achievement.
The Focusrite Red 3 Dual Compressor/Limiter employs an unusual and original single-VCA design to achieve high quality and truly independent compression and limiting. Proprietary Focusrite design is fully discrete and balanced, offering superb low noise and distortion, and excellent common-mode rejection. Sidechain electronics are Class A, ensuring superb transient response. Features include a stereo switch for true stereo operation from a single set of controls, key inputs with illuminated push-button selection, illuminated push-button switches for compressor/limiter in/out on each channel, and precision VU metering of signal level or gain change (switched). Can operate as a discrete channel unit.