Dictator DM
The Gainlab Audio Dictator Dual Mono is a high-end dual-channel vari-mu compressor, offering the legendary warmth and musical compression of the original Dictator with enhanced flexibility. Designed for independent or linked stereo operation, this dual-mono version provides precise control over each channel, making it ideal for mix buss processing, mastering, and tracking applications. With its tube-driven circuitry, rich harmonics, and vintage-inspired tone, the Dictator Dual Mono delivers everything from subtle dynamic shaping to bold, colorful compression—perfect for engineers and producers seeking ultimate control and sonic character.
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Gainlab Audio Dictator Dual Mono är en high-end dual-channel vari-mu kompressor som erbjuder den legendariska värmen och musikaliska kompressionen från originalet Dictator, men med ännu större flexibilitet. Designad för oberoende eller länkad stereodrift, ger denna dual-mono-version exakt kontroll över varje kanal, vilket gör den perfekt för mixbussbearbetning, mastering och inspelning. Med sin rördrivna kretsdesign, rika övertoner och vintageinspirerade ton levererar Dictator Dual Mono allt från subtil dynamisk formning till kraftfull, färgstark kompression—perfekt för ljudtekniker och producenter som söker maximal kontroll och ljudkaraktär.
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Dictator is designed to be as versatile as possible on modern materials and to easily integrate into today’s production practice, in addition to it’s traditional vacuum tube design. Originally, the goal was to process two-channel stereo tracks while maintaining the most accurate stereo operation as possible.
Therefore, Dictator’s controls are also designed along this main aspect. In connection with the creation of the dual mono version, the interoperability of the two channels is still important, but the two sides each include a completely separately parameterizable vari-u compressor, with almost the full functionality of the original Dictator.
Accordingly, all controls are implemented with switches to allow operation on the two compressors with the same settings. The sidechain, of course, remained linkable. Based on these, it can be said that the Dictator Dual Mono is a two-channel tube dynamics processor, it can be pulsing on a masterbus or it can produce crispy saturation alongside never existed transients and dirty breaks. Or work as a simple saturator with minimal dynamic control. Now either on standalone tracks or while recording…
Field of application
- Master compressor
- Bus compressor
- Tracking compressor
- Sound Design
- Saturator
Main properties
- Dual mono architecture
- True dual pentode valve design
- All stepped controlls
- Military grade vacuum tubes (6k4p-EV (6К4П-EB) long life pentode)
- Permalloy transformers