Tegeler Audio MythVCA 500 - VCA Compressor for 500 Series
The Tegeler Audio MythVCA 500 is a high-end, discrete VCA compressor designed for the 500 Series format, delivering fast, transparent, and musical dynamics control with the signature Tegeler analog warmth. Hand-built in Germany with premium components, it excels at taming transients, adding glue to buses, and providing punchy, controlled compression on drums, vocals, bass, guitars, and full mixes. With stepped controls for precise recall, sidechain high-pass filtering, and a clean yet characterful sound, the MythVCA 500 brings professional-grade compression to compact hybrid and analogue studios.
Fast & Musical VCA Compression
The MythVCA 500 uses a high-performance VCA gain-reduction element for lightning-fast attack and smooth release, offering everything from subtle levelling to aggressive transient shaping. The compressor provides a wide range of ratios, precise threshold, and adjustable attack/release times, making it versatile for tracking, mixing, and mastering. The sidechain high-pass filter prevents low-end pumping, ensuring tight, controlled compression even on bass-heavy sources.
Key Features of the Tegeler Audio MythVCA 500
- Discrete VCA compressor in 500 Series format
- Fast attack and smooth, musical release
- Variable threshold, ratio, attack, release, and make-up gain
- Sidechain high-pass filter to reduce low-end pumping
- Stepped controls for accurate recall and stereo matching
- Balanced I/O with high headroom
- LED gain-reduction metering
- True bypass (when power is on)
- Hand-built in Germany
Technical Specifications
- Type: 500 Series VCA compressor
- Input/Output: Balanced (500 Series edge connector)
- Max Input/Output Level: +24 dBu
- Frequency Response: 10 Hz–60 kHz (±0.5 dB)
- THD+N: <0.01% (typical, no compression)
- Noise Floor:
- Attack Time: 0.1 ms–100 ms (variable)
- Release Time: 50 ms–1 s (variable)
- Ratios: 1.5:1 to 10:1 (typical range)
- Power: 500 Series rack supply (±16 V)
- Current Draw: ~120 mA per rail
