Alta Moda Unicomp...

You never know what you’re gonna hit upon travelling about the Internets. Case in point, here’s a really nice looking compressor I was thus far unaware of (a fact I didn’t think was possible, but there you go.) This is the Unicomp, from Australian manufacturers Alta Moda.

It’s a dual mono topology, and has some pretty slick features, like the ability to switch between feedback and feed forward, a “warmth” knob to add 2nd-order harmonic distortion, and a “blend” knob, which works (if I’m reading the material right) sort of like a mix, which is something you don’t normally see on a comp, but is hugely handy if you’re using compressor effects on a drum buss, to perfect (I’m just throwing this out as an example) your “In The Air Tonight” drum sound.

In any case, I don’t know the price, but the unit is ostensibly available from TransAudio, although it’s not listed on their site, so I don’t know that for certain.