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Location: Toms River NJ
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Since: December 14, 2012
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For schematics and parts sources, check out GearSlutz. A lot of people have made DIY 1176, LA2A, and LA3A clones. Actually, so many have done this that there is a pretty big selection of parts, schematics, and even kits out there.
A second option is to check your disc player, TV, and cable box for both sound leveling and loudness options. Not nearly as much fun, but they might get the job done, and the price is right.
Finally, if you want more flexibility and have both deep pockets and DAW software running, you could get a Universal Audio UAD2 processor (PCIe or Firewire/Thunderbolt) and load up on a bunch of compressor plugins. Their implementation of the classics (LA-2A, LA-3A, 1176, Fairchild, dbx 160, and TLA-100) are very true to the originals. Having threshold, attack, release, and especially gate options might be really useful for your application. If you go this route, you can also get their Manley Massive Passive plugin, an amazing EQ you *will* find you needed desperately. You could also do your compression through their A800 or ATR-102 plugins - get some (faux) tapeyness going! Of course Universal isn't the only plugin supplier; it just the one I'm most familiar with for compressor and EQ plugins. But they *are* expensive. If you are getting a bunch of plugins, you might do better getting a Metric Halo FW interface and *their* bundle of over 100 plugins, which are really outstanding.
WW
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