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Contents
Daking Audio FET III Stereo Compressor/Limiter Manual ....................................... 5
In General: Rotary Switches and Potentiometers ......................................... 8
The Threshold Knob (-10 dB to +10dB) ...................................................... 8
Ratio Knob (1.5:1, 2:1, 3:1, 5:1, 10:1, 20:1) ................................................. 8
Attack Knob (from 250 μs to 64 ms) .......................................................... 10
Release Knob (from 500 ms to Dual Time Constant Auto)........................ 10
HPF (High Pass Filter: from Off to 200 Hz)............................................... 12
Make-up Gain Knob (from +0dB to +11dB) .............................................. 12
In General: XLR Connectors ...................................................................... 14
Line Input (XLR or ¼” TRS) ...................................................................... 14
+48V DC with a 6 pin DIN connector ........................................................ 15
Signal Flow: Patching Into and Out of Your FET III Compressor .................... 15
Mic Pre to FET III to Audio Interface or Mixer ......................................... 15
Connecting Via a Single Insert Jack ........................................................... 16
Stereo Setup as a Bus Compressor for Mixing or Mastering...................... 19
Why do I need a compressor anyway? ....................................................... 20
Keeping a vocal performance out front ...................................................... 20