Empress Effects compressor - Empress Compressor Features at a Glance; Meter Display Explanation; Output Level Adjustment; Mix Control for Signal Blending

Controls at a Glance
Power: 9V - 18V DC negative
tip 2.1mm jack. 100mA or greater
bypass stompswitch: when the LED is shining, the
compressor eect is applied to the signal. When o, the
compressor is being bypassed (true bypass).
output: sets the output level. This will not eect the
amout of compression. Can be used to make up gain
lost in compression or as a boost for soloing.
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 uncompresed signal.
meter: red LEDs indicate gain reduction (gr). Gain
reduction values are marked over each LED.
when “both” is selected, overlapping gain reduction and
input LEDs will appear yellow.
green LEDs indicate input volume.