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1 Daking Audio FET III Stereo Compressor/Limiter Manual
1.1 About Daking Audio
Congratulations! You‟ve purchased a FET III Stereo Compressor/Limiter, a
very high end piece of gear! The FET III uses all discrete transistor Class A
circuits, THAT Corporation differential amps and printed circuit board
mounted switches. Signal capacitors are precision polypropylene or ultra low-
leakage electrolytic types. Our boards are assembled on a mil-spec assembly
line. The chassis are stainless steel for maximum RF and hum rejection and a
long lasting finish. Every unit is hand finished, tested, burned in, and tested
again in a second facility.
Also, we just couldn‟t stand to use plastic knobs, so we designed our own
anodized, engraved aluminum knobs that give a much more precise and
quality feel. We designed our gear to be gear you‟d own for life, not some
passing fancy you‟d leave in the dust once you figured what the good stuff
sounds like. This IS the good stuff.
-Geoff Daking
1.2 Quick Start Guide
1.2.1
Don’t read the manual!
Most of you will already know how to use a compressor perfectly well and
might be even a little offended at the idea of reading the instruction
manual. So don‟t read it. This manual is not for you.
This manual
is
for someone that knows enough to buy the very best
(Daking of course!), but doesn‟t have a lot of experience using recording
gear.
You might be a bass player who just got a DAW and wants more control
over your dynamics in your home studio. You might be a student that just
got a check from Mom & Dad and wants to go buy something nice for
yourself.
You might be the guy standing ankle-deep in a
pool of salt water, trying to yank the grounding pin
off your mixer‟s power cord so you can plug it into
your 2-prong ungrounded outdoor outlet.
This manual is especially for you!
Whenever you see the Duh! Guy, you can be
assured that most professionals will already know
