Valley People

Valley People, founded by Paul Buff in the 1960s, was a pioneering audio company known for innovative studio equipment. Their iconic products, like the Dynamite compressor and Kepex expander, offered versatile and precise control of dynamics, becoming staples in professional recording studios. The company’s forward-thinking designs significantly influenced modern audio processing.

Made In U.S.A.

Released in 1975 /

Valley People Dyna-Mite Compressor Limiter

Compression Type: VCA

The Valley People Dyna-Mite compressor was released in 1975. It became well-known for its distinctive sound, which was a combination of compression, limiting, and distortion, and it was highly regarded by engineers and producers for its versatility in both studio and live settings.

Made In U.S.A.

Released in 1982 /

Valley People 610 Dual Compressor/Expander

Compression Type: VCA

The Valley People 610 Dual Compressor/Expander is a versatile, high-quality dynamics processor offering dual-channel compression, expansion, and various advanced features for professional audio applications.

Made In U.S.A.

Released in 1985 /

Valley People 440 Limiter/Compressor/Dynamic Sibilance Processor

Compression Type: VCA

The Valley People 440 Limiter/Compressor/Dynamic Sibilance Processor is a single-channel professional dynamics processor introduced in 1985 that combines variable-ratio compression, downward expansion, fast 60:1 peak limiting, safety clipping and specialised dynamic sibilance processing. Its interacting compressor and expander sections, gain recovery computation, Auto operation, limiter AGC mode, FM pre-emphasis compensation and provision for linked stereo operation made the Valley People 440 a highly integrated approach to programme level control.