From Waves Digital
Modeled on a rare vintage Fairchild 670 from the personal collection of Grammy® award-winning producer/engineer Jack Joseph Puig, the PuigChild hardware compressor faithfully recreates the unmistakable sound of the original. Featuring dual mono, linked, and lateral vertical stereo modes, 16/24-bit digital I/O, and outstanding AD/DA converters, housed in a rugged 2U rack unit, the PuigChild is a world-class compressor — in the studio or on the road.
Among audio professionals, the Fairchild 670 is the most coveted of all compressors, not only because of its unique color and character, but also its rarity and price: With fewer than 100 units ever made, original Fairchilds routinely go for tens of thousands of dollars on the vintage market. With 20 vacuum tubes and 4 hand-wired transformers in a hefty 6 rack-space chassis, these hard-to-find units weigh in at a robust 65 lbs. Both the stereo 670 and its mono counterpart the Fairchild 660 use single push-pull amplification stages with extremely high control voltages. Both variable-mu limiters are unique in that they use tubes for gain reduction as well as amplification. Compression takes place directly in the audio path, rather than being routed to a separate circuit.
When Waves set out to model the Fairchild, we turned to producer/engineer Jack Joseph Puig, renowned among gear aficionados for his extensive collection of hand-picked, meticulously-maintained outboard equipment. Granting us exclusive access to his finest unit, Jack worked closely with Waves, making sure we captured every nuance of its distinctive harmonic complexity.
Manufactured with the same impeccable standards and attention to detail as our acclaimed MaxxBCL, the PuigChild is a remarkable engineering achievement that truly represents the best of the best.
Features
- Legendary Fairchild sound in a road-ready hardware unit
- Dual mono, linked, and lateral vertical stereo modes
- State-of-the-art 24-bit converters
- Analog and digital connectors for all popular formats
- 125 dB dynamic range
- Switchable sampling rates up to 96kHz
| Analog input stage |
|---|
| Maximum Analog Input Gain: 24 dBu Input Impedance, Balanced Input: 32 kOhm @ 1kHz |
| ADC (@ 44.1 kHz) |
| Frequency response: 10 Hz - 24 kHz / -0.1 dB @ 10 Hz ÷ 0.01 @ 24k THD + Noise: < 0.0006 % (-104 dB) @ 1 kHz -1dBFS THD 3rd Harmonic: -126 dBFS @1 kHz, -10 dBFS |
| DAC (@44.1kHz) |
| Frequency response: 20 Hz-21 kHz / - 0.4 dB @ 20 Hz ÷ 0.05 dB @ 21 kHz Noise: < -108 dB (unweighted) THD+Noise: < 0.003% (-90 dB) @ 1 kHz, -1dBFS Maximum Output: +24 dBu Output Impedance: 600 ohms @ 1 kHz Crosstalk: < -102 dB (1 kHz, 0 dBFS ) |
| Analog Output Stage |
| Maximum Output: +24 dBu Output Impedance 600 Ohms |
| Latency (in Samples) |
| Digital-to-Digital 4 @ 44.1, 48K sampling rates 5 @ 88.2, 96K sampling rates Analog-to-Analog 95 @ 44.1, 48K sampling rates 58 @ 88.2, 96K sampling rates |
| Front Panel |
| I/O selector: Analog, AES (XLR), S/PDIF (RCA/Optical) Sync: Internal, Digital, external word sync Sample Rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz Input Gain: -20dB to 0 dB Threshold: 0 to 10 (0.1 steps) Time Constant: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Mains: Off, 50 Hz, 60 Hz Link: Left/Right, Linked, Lat/Ver Output: -18 dB to 18 dB (0.1 steps) Power: On/Off |
| Back Panel |
| Analog input: XLR/1/4” Jack Combo Input Lift/Ground: Toggle Switch Analog output: Balanced XLR, unbalanced 1/4” 2-conductor phone plug Output Lift/Ground: Toggle Switch Digital input/output: AES (XLR), S/PDIF (RCA), S/PDIF (Optical) SPDIF output selector: Toggle Switch External word clock: BNC connector Word Clock Termination: Toggle Switch – 75 Ohm (On) / 1M Ohm (Off) Main power supply: Linear Power Supply Adjustable Fuse: 100VAC, 110VAC, 220VAC, 240VAC. 50-60Hz |
| Dimensions |
| Box Width (behind the front panel): Metric - 440 mm, Imperial - 17 3/8” Height: Metric- 85 mm, Imperial- 3 3/8” Depth: Metric- 220 mm, Imperial- 8 5/8” 2U 19” Standard Rackmount PuigChild’s front panel contains four 6mm diameter bolt fastening holes Weight: 4.0kg (8.8 pounds) |
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