Antelope VP Brainiac II

Modeled after one of the most unique and complex compressor/limiter designs of the 20th century – the Gain Brain. This original unit has the heavy transient-grabbing abilities of aggressive limiters yet it remains musical and undetectable due to its unique proprietary gain reduction element.

In use
Many consider Vari-Mu designs to be the ultimate tube compressors due to their ability to apply massive amounts of gain reduction yet remain musical and undetectable. In that same respect, the Gain Brain offers those very same qualities but in the realm of VCA designs.The benefits of being a VCA-based circuit include an attack and release times faster than any tube compressor can offer. The VP BRAINIAC II is ideal for fast transient grabbing of dynamic vocals, drums, and other acoustic & percussive instruments.

How we did it
We found one of these well-preserved analog pieces and carefully emulated every single component to create the perfect synergy of analog sound and digital functionality. We accurately recreated its unique Release Mode switch, which changes the response of the Release between “Linear” & “Logarithmic” for more musical results.One of the unique hidden functions of the Gain Brain II is its peak reversion correction circuitry, which compensates for the loss of low-end during heavy compression. We carefully emulated every single aspect of this circuit and included it in our VP BRAINIAC II – a true digital representation of the Gain Brain II.