Tegeler MythVCA 500 Series VCA Compressor

Tegeler MythVCA 500 Series VCA Compressor

The Tegeler Audio Manufaktur MythVCA 500 is a precision-built VCA compressor designed for professional mixing and mastering within the 500 Series format. Engineered to deliver clean, punchy, and highly controllable compression, the MythVCA 500 excels on drums, bass, vocals, guitars, and mix buses where tight dynamics and musical transparency are essential. Its discrete VCA design provides fast, accurate response while preserving transients and maintaining clarity across the entire frequency spectrum.

With fully stepped potentiometers throughout, the MythVCA 500 offers exact recall and repeatable settings—an essential feature for modern hybrid workflows. A selectable low-cut filter in the sidechain helps keep low frequencies from triggering unwanted gain reduction, ensuring focused and balanced compression. The wide-ranging attack and release controls allow users to shape transients precisely, from fast, punchy control to slower, more musical dynamics that add glue and cohesion to mixes.

Designed for scalability, the MythVCA 500 can be expanded into a stereo bus compressor by linking two units via Tegeler’s special linking bridge. Balanced input and output stages, exceptional dynamic range, and robust construction make it a reliable choice for demanding studio environments. Whether used as a single-channel compressor or paired for stereo operation, the MythVCA 500 delivers professional-grade performance with the flexibility and accuracy modern engineers require.

Key Features

• Discrete VCA compressor in 500 Series format
• Low-cut sidechain filter: 60–120 Hz
• Attack range: 0.1–30 ms
• Release range: 100 ms–1.4 s / Auto
• Compression ratios: 2, 4, 10
• All stepped potentiometers for precise recall
• Expandable to stereo bus compressor via linking bridge
• Balanced input and output stages

Technical Specifications

Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 40 kHz ±1.5 dB
Maximum Input Level: +22 dBu
Input Impedance: ≥ 10 kΩ
Output Impedance: < 600 Ω
Maximum Output Level: +24 dBu
Dynamic Range: ≥ 125 dB
Maximum Current Consumption: +16 V / 100 mA
Weight: ~1.19 lbs