Universal Audio GPS-LA2A LA-2A Studio Compressor Pedal

Get the rich tube tones of a legendary limiter.
The Teletronix LA-2A Studio Compressor puts the sounds of our legendary optical tube limiter at your feet, voiced to precisely match the original hand-wired hardware with all the inspiring tone and classic feel on tap.

LA-2A is a mono in/mono out compressor pedal featuring switchable comp and limit modes, with a simple set of controls for peak, gain, and dry level. In addition, LA-2A includes options for true or buffered bypass, and stock or fast release times.

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Enjoy Gentle Dynamics Control and Natural Sustain
Whether it’s ringing clean tones and single-note guitar lines, or adding focus to bass, synths, and keys, the Teletronix LA-2A enhances instruments like no other compressor. This pedal gives you all the big, three-dimensional sound of the original hardware including its transformers, tubes, and T4 optical cell distortions right on your pedalboard.

Add the Fat Sound of a Vintage Tube Circuit
Even without compression, Teletronix LA-2A will elevate your tone with bold tube thickening, easily pushing your already-cooking tube amp into juicy overdrive, full of harmonics and color.

Compress with a Tough, Compact Stompbox
Built for years of trouble-free performance, Teletronix LA-2A Studio Compressor features switchable true/buffer bypass, Stock/Fast switch for quicker attack time, and a Mix control for easy parallel compression, giving you legendary limiting effects for decades to come.

Features

• Get warm optical tube compression sounds heard on decades of classic records
• Easily dial in perfect compression effects with Mix control and Stock/Fast switch
• Add weight and texture to any sound, clean or dirty, with perfectly emulated tube preamp section
• Rely on timeless UA craftsmanship, built for decades of rock-solid performance
• Get warm optical tube compression sounds heard on decades of classic records
• Add weight and texture to any sound, clean or dirty, with perfectly emulated tube preamp section
• Easily dial in perfect compression effects with Dry Mix control and Stock/Fast switch
• Rely on timeless UA craftsmanship, built for decades of rock-solid performance

Specs

• Power requirements (power supply sold separately)
• Isolated 9VDC, center-negative, 250 mA minimum
• Inputs unbalanced TS
• Outputs unbalanced TS
• Input impedance 1 Megohm
• Output impedance 500 Ohms
• Maximum input level 12.2 dBu
• Maximum output level 12.1 dBu
• Frequency response 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 1 dB
• USB Type-C For registration and firmware updates via computer
• Dimensions (with knobs and protrusions)
• Height: 2.56 inches, 6.5 cm
• Width: 3.62 inches, 9.2 cm
• Depth: 5.55 inches, 14.1 cm
• Weight (unboxed) 0.62 lbs, 0.28 kg