FMR Audio RNLA 7239 5-stars Reviews

really nice indeed..

I like the the fact that it's really portable as a stereo compressor. the controls are very easy to use. the knobs are comfortable and it can also hold on the smooth surfaces. Really nice indeed!

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I love FMR Audio stuff. Simple but brilliant :-)

This is great

It's very easy to operate. It sounds great. You can put in on the master, you can put it on a bus, on a channel. It just works. Really great product. Good value also.

it is a really nice piece of hardware. I use on the mix buss for the techno hardware setup and I am very happy about the result.

small but powerful

This little buddy became an essential part of my setup being used on the master bus - making my sound big and warm, the controls are very intuitive, gain reduction meter helps a lot too.

It's very compact and sturdy so I can take to a live set without any doubt, overall quality of materials and knobs is superb and very pleasing.

And it's stereo! At this price this one is a no-brainer.

really nice levelling amp for sure

Very good compressor to smash drums (acoustic and electronic), bass, synths, vocal, etc. Does coloration.

Im using it 2buss as well, but its not so versatile. The only trick is usable for 2buss is to add a bit (1-2db) of compression when snare drum / clap drum hit. Sounds decent, glue everything without ruining the mix. I believe it's because of nature of this comp, looks like perfect comp for the snare as LA2A.

Didn't try RNC, but may be it can better for mastering purposes.

so impressed !

radically adds some boosts on your signal chain !

i love it and recommend to everyone who wants to add some analog distortion after a very digital (aka computer) sound source

get it

The Creamiest of Sounds

I'm somewhat puzzled, because for the past four hours, I have been feeding this beast almost everything from solo bass to electro leads and full mixes and it just turns everything into smooth evenly leveled audio.

I bought this unit to chop and crush the live mix from my live gear, but I was not prepared for the creamy character that it adds to the sound, especially with the Logarithmic Release - it is really pleasant to the ears.

I'm not an audio professional, so take my words with a grain of salt, but I have the DBX 266XL as a comparison device as well as a plethora of software compressors and none of them sound as smooth and as glued as this thing.

I'm actually considering buying another one for my streaming setup ...

Great performance for the price

Nice compressor with clear layout, efficient meter and great sound.

The build quality could be better but it will impact the price and the know are sturdy and the case is in metal so it's not cheap material.

The sidechain input could be a bit easier to use but once again it is the best compromise given the size and the price of the unit.

Great piece of material and one of the best value for money for compressors.

Great sounding character compressor

I use the RNLA manily on drums, bass and synths during mixing. It has a warm and punchy sound and adds clarity to the source with a nice "thick and gooey" character as many say.

When used on bass it gives a round, fat and warm sound you only find on higher priced compressors. On drums it sounds very punchy and clean, it's especially good on programmed drums, they almost come alive when processed with the RNLA. When used on synths I get a character I really like, it sounds thick and sort of more pronounced.

The build quality is very good, the knobs feel sturdy and turn very smooth, metering is accurate and easy to read. Besides standard features it also has a logarithmic release mode which is very useful on percussive materials to achieve a more transparent compression.

Things I miss are a switchable sidechain and balanced inputs but at this price you really can't complain. If you're after something affordable with character, this is a great choice!

Solid Limiter!

The RNLA is a really useful tool, for a surprisingly cheap price. This gets used a lot on drum overheads, vocals and bass, it can be really useful on a drum bus too and does exactly what it should. It is on the more transparent side in terms of character, although it is less transparent than the really nice compressors. The build quality is excellent, and the RNLA is really intuitive and easy to use, it definitely holds its own amongst more expensive devices! I use it all the time, and am always amazed at how high quality a device it is for such small money!

A brilliant compressor!

This compressor is an absolute steal! It has a very warm sound in my opinion and is very aggressive overall, very easy to use with the typical threshold, attack, release, ratio, make-up gain settings. This compressor is supposed to be used in stereo but I found it can be used mono (but not dual mono) however the make-up gain goes a bit weird above 0 then, but this isn't really much of a problem. Overall I wouldn't describe this compressor as great for the money, I would just say it is a great compressor regardless of the price and I would recommend it to everyone!