Not a clone of anything. Drawmer’s original design.
For mix bus duties I find it more desirable than any VCA compessor because 1968 MKII progressive-rate compression curves are more musical and organic. I also find it more versatile than many much more expensive compressors in terms of overall tone - is clean and round with good bottom end, it does not introduce phase distortion at the ends of spectrum as many transformer balanced units do (API 2500 for instance, great compressor that simply does not work for certain styles).
1968 MKII output section deserves separate mention. It’s not just make-up gain, it's basically a warmth control and clipping section combined. The way this unit clips the output is just amazing!
Nobody mentioned, but 1968 MKII has a well designed linear power supply and you can simply hear it. Thank you Drawmer for not cutting the costs here. (SMPS power supply inside Manley Nu Mu was a bad surprise).
I used to have 1968 ME model and compared to it this one has lower noise and more flexibility thanks to two well chosen frequencies for sidechain filter: big for 75 Hz and bigger for 150 Hz, instead of single 100 Hz on older ME model.
Thank you Drawmer for still producing solid no-hype truly professional gear and spending costs on quality instead of crappy marketing.
