# MENTESH2A — Fact Sheet

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| **Product** | MENTESH2A |
| **Category** | Optical compressor |
| **Source unit** | 2014 UA Teletronix LA-2A reissue (1960s Lawrence Silver-era circuit), bought new, tube-rolled by Mentesh Engineering to NOS RCA on V1+V2+V3 (Fuzz Audio order #2809, Jan 2025) |
| **Company** | Mentesh Engineering |
| **Legal entity** | GUY MENTESH LTD (ח.פ. 517332896) |
| **Headquarters** | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| **Founder** | Guy Mentesh |
| **Founded** | 2026 |
| **Web** | me-plugins.com |

## Pricing

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| **Early-bird (first 100)** | $129 USD |
| **List price** | $149 USD |
| **Trial** | 14 days, no checkout, full feature set |
| **Refund** | 14 days, no questions |
| **Activation** | Two-machine, free updates within v1.x |
| **Tax / VAT** | Handled automatically by Paddle (merchant of record) |

## Formats — v1.0 ships

- **VST3** · macOS Universal (Apple Silicon native + Intel) + Windows x64
- **AU** · macOS Universal

## Formats — not in v1.0

AAX · iOS / AUv3 · CLAP · Linux

## System requirements

- **macOS:** 12 Monterey or later (Apple Silicon native + Intel via Universal)
- **Windows:** Windows 10 64-bit or later
- **CPU:** any x86-64 with SSE4.2, or any Apple Silicon
- **RAM:** 256 MB free
- **Disk:** 80 MB
- **Sample rate:** any rate supported by the host (internal SR-aware)

## Capture methodology

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| **Reference unit** | 2014 UA Teletronix LA-2A reissue, NOS RCA Black-Plate 12AX7, Sowter 8940 OT, T4B optocell |
| **Capture sample rate** | 96 kHz / 24-bit |
| **Capture environment** | Level-matched dry source through same I/O chain, plugin and unit captured the same day |
| **PR-points captured** | 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 |
| **Sources** | Vocal · Bass · Drums (66 raw captures total) |
| **Loopback verification** | PR=0 plugin output bit-identical to unit's loopback path |
| **Public null-test pack** | Yes — me-plugins.com/mentesh2a/listen |

## Measured behaviour

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| **Attack — fast regime** | 7.1–10.4 ms (vocal source, PR≥40) |
| **Attack — mid regime** | 28–34 ms (drum bus, PR 20–60) |
| **Release — first stage** | 50–800 ms, programme-dependent |
| **Release — second stage** | 1.5–4 s, programme-dependent |
| **R² fit (PR-curve)** | 0.85–0.97 across all three sources |
| **Maximum gain reduction** | ~40 dB (T4B-limited) |
| **Topology** | Opto · Tube · Transformer |

## Roadmap

- **MENTESH1176** · FET limiter · hardware reference unit in audit
- **MENTESH560** · graphic EQ · 1979 reference unit acquired
- **MENTESH·SAT** · multiband parallel saturation · derived from MENTESH2A's tube-chain DSP work
- Cadence: quarterly, each release with its own public null-test pack

## Press contacts

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| **Press / interviews / review copies** | press@me-plugins.com |
| **Engineering / methodology** | hello@me-plugins.com |
| **Support** | support@me-plugins.com |
| **Beta / bug reports** | beta-feedback@me-plugins.com |

## Trademark

This product is not affiliated with or endorsed by Universal Audio,
Inc. "LA-2A", "Teletronix", and "Universal Audio" are trademarks of
Universal Audio, Inc., used here solely for nominative reference
under fair-use doctrine.
