Specifications

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Depress the Hard and Soft switches. Set the Threshold to somewhere between 5dB and
8dB LOWER than your maximum input level. Set the Ratio control at about 5:1 or even
higher, if you require compression of the audio signal, but 20:1 or higher if you require
compression and limiting. The higher the ratio the more audible the compression will be!
Set the Peak Limiter to a position where the pointer reads a similar value to the maximum
audio input. Turn the Gain control so that the output level on the VU meters measures
about the same in Bypass mode as it does with the Compressor operational.
With this configuration, quieter signals should pass through the compressor un-
processed, (no Gain Reduction taking place) but louder input signals above the Threshold
level will have a significant amount of compression after the initial peak is passed
unprocessed. The Peak Limit LED will flicker ON often, especially with very percussive
tracks at high levels.
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SLOW
HARD
THRESHOLD
RATIO
PEAK
GAIN
BYPASS
RELEASE
KNEE
0dB
5
+10
-10
-15
-20
3
5
10
20
1.2
1.5
8
2
10
15
20
26
-6
-4
-2
0
3
6
12 12
8
44
8
dB
0
ROTATE UNTIL -8 TO -12dB
BELOW SIGNAL INPUT
MAKE EQUAL TO
BYPASS LEVEL
ROTATE UNTIL LED FLASHES
AT DESIRED PEAK OUTPUT
LIMITING
COMPRESSING
BELOW 10:1 ABOVE 20:1