The footswitch toggles the effect on/off.
The LED is lit when the effect is active. The LED changes colors to indicate compressor activity.
Green – Lit when the compressor is not compressing the signal
Yellow – Lights when compression occurs, and indicates that compressor is moderately
responding to the signal
Red – Lights with approximately -3 dB of compression, and indicates that the compressor is
more heavily responding to the signal
Bypass Mode
You can switch between Buffered or True bypass modes using the slider switch on the back of
the pedal.
Buffer – The pedal’s output is buffered. Use buffered bypass to minimize high frequency
loss from long cable runs, and to preserve your tone when you have multiple pedals in
series.
True – The pedal signal is true bypass when the effect is off.
Parallel Mode
You can switch between normal or parallel modes using the slider switch on the back of the
pedal. This setting only applies when the effect is active.
Off – Normal mode; only the compressed signal is heard.
On – Parallel mode; your unity dry signal is heard, and the output knob controls the level of
the compressed signal. Use parallel compression when you want a more natural
compressed sound.