Controls at a Glance
ratio: Determines how aggressive the gain reduction is.
2:1 - Good for gentle gain control. Very transparent.
4:1 - A great general purpose setting. Still transparent
but offers a large range of compression.
10:1 - Heavy compression. Close to limiting.
input: Sets the level entering the
compressor circuit. Higher levels result in
more compression.
attack: Controls how quickly the
compressor will reduce the gain when
an incoming signal exceeds the treshold.
Attack time increases as you turn the knob
clockwise. Range: 50μs - 50ms
mix: Controls the level between the dry
signal and the wet (compressed) signal.
All the way clockwise is 100% wet
signal and all the way counterclockwise
is 100% dry signal. Blending in the dry
signal brings back the dynamics that
can be lost during compression. This
technique of parallel compression allows
for added sustain without losing the life
associated with an uncompressed signal.
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