Brighton 2 Opto Tube Compressor

(1 customer review)

85.00

Brighton Opto Tube Compressor is a custom-built, versatile compressor with strong character. It can be slow and smooth like a classic RMS opto with normal settings, or push it to extremes and it is very capable of some very snappy ‘pumping’.

It is based both on a classic Vactrol VTL5 optical photocell detector and a custom-built one, prototyped on a breadboard with a new-concept, custom-circuit tube preamp.

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Description

Brighton 2 Opto Tube Comp Front Panel

What is it?

Brighton 2 Opto Tube Compressor is a custom-built, versatile, integrated compressor with a strong character, upgraded quality and Apple M1 Native compatibility. It can be slow and smooth like a classic RMS opto with normal settings, or push it to extremes and it is very capable of some snappy ‘pumping’.

What makes Brighton 2 Opto Tube Compressor tick?

It is based both on a classic Vactrol VTL5 optical photocell detector and a custom-built one, prototyped on a breadboard with a new-concept, custom-circuit tube preamp designed by V. Realacci of Sound & Light (in Formia, Italy).

Brighton 2 Opto Tube Comp is an official third-party plugin for N4 Player

INSTALL N4 Player directly from your Aquarius free app
This plugin uses a patented technology courtesy of Acustica Audio SRL Nebula ©. For more information after purchase, please read the accompanying manual for installation, settings and usage.

What is it best used for?

With its modern tube compressor concept, Brighton OTC is well suited to a wide range of applications, especially for vocals (even with a high amount of gain reduction), lead lines, bass and drums – short attack and recovery are very interesting. Also, using it in buss or master buss with moderate settings can be pleasantly surprising.

Fast attack and recovery

The attack and recovery times are, for this machine, quite fast compared to other similar compressors thanks to the use of a very fast type of LED light source.

Internal Sidechain

Brighton Opto Tube Comp is already capable to retain a good amount of low-end even at a high level of reduction and 100% wet signal, but if this is not enough, it also features an internal sidechain to allow the user to set the low response at the preferred level.

Brighton 2 Opto Tube Compressor Features

  • Vactrol VTL5 optical photocell detector and a second one
    with ultra fast last generation LED light bulb.
  • Ratios: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 20 (limiter)
  • Attack (ms): .1, .25, 3.2, 7.1, 12, 18, 25, 32.5, 41, 50, 60
  • Recovery (s): .03, .15, .18, .23, .3, .42, .6, 1.05, 1.8, 3, 4.5
  • Peak reduction range (dB): from 0 to -64
  • Makeup gain range (dB): from 0 to +24
  • Hi pass filter sidechain (Hz): from 0 (sidechain off) to 1000
  • VU Meters IN/OUT -42/+5dB; REDUCTION 0/-30dB

Brighton 2 Changelog from V1

  • Silicon M compatible with VST and AU formats
  • 4X oversampling
  • better curve on lower frequencies
  • all new comp samples (from the same machine but several years and skills later)
  • new VU meters tech
  • improved overall sound

Compatibility

Available in VST, AU, AAX – 64 bit formats.

Brighton 2 Opto Tube Comp 3D Front

Audio Files

Brighton Opto Tube Comp, application on various instruments and styles. Just the compressor without any other effects and pre or post-production.

Like what you hear? Please, feel free to try the full version of Brighton Opto Tube Comp plugin with a month’s free trial.

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Videos

⫸ BRIGHTON 2 IS HERE – WITH M1 COMPATIBILITY AND MORE ⫷

⫸ DREAM BEYOND HARDWARE ⫷

Welcome London Acoustics’ Brighton Opto Tube Comp: a custom-built, versatile, complete compressor with strong character. It can be slow and smooth like a classic RMS opto with normal settings, or push it to extremes and it is very capable of some snappy ‘pumping’.

 

Exploring Brighton Opto Tube Comp – Contemporary Beat

A walk through some of the settings and sonic possibilities for Brighton Opto Tube Compressor by London Acoustics. We use a contemporary beat to demonstrate what’s possible using this custom vintage compressor plugin.

 

What the users are saying

A short compilation of what our users are saying about Brighton Opto Tube Comp.

 

Male Vocals Test – Brighton Opto Tube Comp

We’ve been waiting for this one: a full test of Brighton Opto Tube Comp on male vocals. We take a full comparitive run through using different ratios, attacks, transients and tube settings to demonstrate what’s possible with our new compressor plugin.

 

Compressors on Drums | London Acoustics Brighton (trial)

Short demo series about different compressors on a piece of drums.

Trial Version

Brighton Opto Tube Comp is available as a trial version for 1 month. You can download the trial version for free from Acustica Audio’s Aquarius App. You will need to create an account to access the download, totally safe, we’ve tried it and it didn’t hurt one bit.

Hope you like it!

Manual

BRIGHTON_PATCH_BOOK_2022_v1_0 << CLICK TO DOWNLOAD

1 review for Brighton 2 Opto Tube Compressor

  1. Shane

    Absolute magic on vocals. Not sure I have ever heard a plugin produce the sounds this guy can. Very smooth.

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