Black Lion Audio Bluey FET Limiting Amplifier

Bluey is Black Lion's reimagining of the 1176 FET limiter, developed after analyzing the heavily modified original that engineer Chris Lord-Alge has used for decades. It keeps the four ratios (4:1, 8:1, 12:1, 20:1) and the continuously variable attack and release that make the 1176 what it is, with attack from 20 microseconds to 800 and release from 50 milliseconds to 1200.

The practical addition is a Mix control on the front panel, which blends the compressed signal against the dry one so parallel compression happens inside the box rather than on two console channels. Custom Cinemag transformers sit on the input and output. I/O is a single XLR in and out plus an RCA for stereo linking a second unit, in a 2U chassis on a standard IEC cable.

Type	FET limiter
Channels	1 (stereo linkable)
Ratios	4:1, 8:1, 12:1, 20:1
Attack	Continuously variable, 20 us - 800 us
Release	Continuously variable, 1200 ms - 50 ms
Controls	Attack, Release, Mix, Input, Output
Transformers	Custom Cinemag
Analog Inputs / Outputs	1 x XLR in, 1 x XLR out
Link	1 x RCA stereo link
Format	2U rack
Power	Standard IEC AC cable