FMR Audio RNLA 7239

This is soo cute. Very small but large souding. When I opened the box I shocked in terms of its dimensions. You can take it to everywhere in a bag with you.
As its features;
It is just a stereo levelling amplifier and it has every features (including side chain inserts ). Only two things made me bore: First it has a wallwart. And second ( for me this is important) it has no power switch. These two things equal to two stars from features, so I gave it three stars.
As its sound;
Superb. I've recorded a bass guitar. And the result is just the same what it was written in its owner's manual:"Gooey and thick". Very close to a professional sound. And for the price the result is, for me, just pro.
As its quality;
Very nice. Noone denies the quality of its chasis and knobs. It is really small but its quality is big.
For this price, don't think twice. But put this 'small piece' at a seenable place in your studio or you can lose it :)

I was searching for a polyvalent compressor that I could use on several instruments (both stereo and mono) and after some weeks of researching I decided buying the FMR Audio RNLA 7239.

The best description for this analog piece is that it thickens the sound, giving a nice vintage type of feel to the tracks.

Something cool about this compressor is that the RNLA is one of the few effects devices that uses input TRS jacks wired as "in/outs" allowing the use of a single TRS cable for both connections input jacks are bi-directional). Almost all other require a conventional, separate input and output cable set-up. If you plug the compressor to AUX though, you should use four plain unbalanced TS cables.

This item also has a very useful button called "Long Release" that specifically creates a envelope that helps not crushing the sound transients keeping their "body", while using longer releases. I use this feature very often, especially for drum bus and bass.

At the end this is a very character driven compressor that gives a nice vintage style sound to your tunes, not damaging the essence of your tracks.

Like the FMR RNC, this is another small, affordable, easy to use compressor. Unlike the RNC it is a lot less transparent, and you won't find yourself using it on every track. However, it has a character of its own, and I find works well on drums and bass synths/guitars.

I record a lot of electronic music with "clean" sounding drum samples, and running the whole drum buss, or sometimes individual drum or hi-hat channels through the RNLA really adds some nice colour to the outputs. Or, if you really slam the levels it can dirty things up nicely. Useful for your arsenal.