Rupert Neve Designs 535 500 Series Diode Bridge Compressor

Originally developed for the dynamics circuit of the acclaimed Shelford Channel, the 535 Diode Bridge Compressor captures the soul of Rupert Neve’s original 2254 compressor while providing modern updates including advanced timing control, significantly lower noise, fully stepped controls throughout, and internal parallel processing capabilities.

What is diode bridge compression?
Where the VCA compressor found in the Master Buss Processor provides unmatched clarity, the weighty, harmonically rich tonality of diode bridge compression can be essential in pushing key sources like vocals, electric guitars, bass and drums to the forefront of a mix. 

By understanding the limitations of vintage units like the legendary 2254, painstaking effort was taken to reproduce the unique tone of these classics while improving the noise floor & accuracy, expanding inflexible time constants, adding full wave sidechain detection for improved dynamic response, and widening the range of threshold and ratio controls. 

Delivering the powerful sound of these iconic designs with enhanced flexibility for the modern age, the 535 Diode Bridge Compressor is a dynamic tool equipped to make a bold statement on virtually any mix or track.

LINE INPUT TO LINE OUTPUT

• Compressor Bypassed.
• Z source = 40 Ohm Balanced

INPUT IMPEDANCE
10K Ohm

OUTPUT IMPEDANCE
40 Ohm

MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL
+23.5 dBu 

MAXIMUM OUTPUT LEVEL
+23.5 dBu 

NOISE

• 22 Hz - 22 kHz BW.
• -101 dBu 

FREQUENCY RESPONSE

• 10 Hz - 120 kHz, 30ft Output XLR Cable.
• +/- 0.25 dB 

THD+N 

• @ 1 kHz @ Maximum Output Level, 22 Hz - 22 kHz BW.
• 0.001%