[BC] processing way back when

[Cowboy]

On Tuesday 19 December 2006 12:23 pm, Barry Mishkind wrote:
> A discussion with someone has brought about the interesting question: 
> what was the first audio compressor or limiter made for the broadcast 
> industry?  That is, after manual gain riding of the 20s and 30s.
>
> I'm talking about long before the Optimod, CRL or DAP.... Before the 
> Max brothers.  Before the Collins 26U.
> 
> What was first used to stop stations from popping off the air on audio spikes?

 Should we assume you mean something after a simple diode clipper ?
 ( which can get VERY loud, at expense of other effects )

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Cowboy