Warm Audio WA-2A Tube Optical Compressor

The Warm Audio WA-2A Tube Optical Compressor is a high-quality tube compressor with a unique optical attenuator circuit. It delivers a warm, natural compression sound for recording, mixing, and mastering. A bespoke Cinemag transformer and premium tubes make the WA-2A high-end. Its optical attenuator circuit permits rapid, smooth compression without artifacts, and its all-tube architecture gives it a warm, natural sound.

The compressor’s knobs let you set the right compression for audio signals. Input and output level controls, attack and release controls, and a gain reduction meter let you monitor signal compression.

What can the WA-2A do for you?

Every studio needs a good compressor, and the Warm Audio WA-2A is designed after the mother of all compressors — the legendary LA-2A Leveling Amplifier. With its euphonic, fluid, forgiving sonics and all-discrete, all-tube signal path, the WA-2A is your go-to device for everything from caressingly warm dynamics control to full-tilt squashfest. It’s fabulous on bass, kick drum, vocals — you name it. It’s lovely for punchy parallel processing on drums, and if you have two of them, the possibilities become even greater.