sandall Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 The Behringer Minicom-800 I had been using as a show-relay compressor died a while ago & is no longer made. I've tried a Shark, but the controls are very limited & it seems to "pump". Does anyone know of any other small (preferably less than half-rack) & cheap basic mono or stereo compressor (will be powered 24/7)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laolu Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 I'm using a "Presonus Smart Compressor" which is half-rack. Only problem is: they are not made anymore, as far as I know, so you'd need to get a used one. Reliable they are. On the other hand, your minicom probably has a PSU problem, which might be relatively easy to fix: look for a dead voltage regulator or transistor in the PSU section. They are often installed without any heatsink. A notorious Behringer problem. Greetings, Norbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandall Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 Thanks Norbert. I checked the regulators, etc. were ok, & gave up after that - apart from the PSUs all the small Behringer stuff seems to be virtually unrepairable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABlackmore Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 One of the PreSonus Bluemax Smart Compressors is currently on ye olde eBay for a starting price of £45. Good chance of getting it for that as it's seemingly been relisted twice. Item ID is 292222569905 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynot Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Off topic remark, but I first read that topic title and saw "TORY Compressor"...And I thought - politics aside, that would be a good piece of kit if someone could invent one...!!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard P-W Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 If your venue has an induction loop system you could do what I did and use the "slave I/O" jack to get a compressed line-level signal from the mic on the proscenium. This feeds the show relay amplifier quite happily. (our loop is driven by an Ampetronic ILD300 - don't know if other makes have the slave jack) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandall Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 One of the PreSonus Bluemax Smart Compressors is currently on ye olde eBay for a starting price of £45. Good chance of getting it for that as it's seemingly been relisted twice. Item ID is 292222569905 Thanks. Yes I spotted that one. My only problem is whether I could shoe-horn it sideways into the few available inches of rack-shelf. If your venue has an induction loop system you could do what I did and use the "slave I/O" jack to get a compressed line-level signal from the mic on the proscenium. Ours is a bit more complex - 4 gun-mics feeding a little Behringer mixer; stereo to jackfield & control-room monitors, stereo to Sennheiser IR system; mono (aux send) via compressor to Lx desk & foyer speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandall Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 One of the PreSonus Bluemax Smart Compressors is currently on ye olde eBay for a starting price of £45. Just bought it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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