Pawn Shop Comp User Manual
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If you want a very smooth sound, with minimal audible compression, lower
the RATIO to less than 4:1, set the ATTACK somewhere in the middle and turn
the RELEASE clockwise, perhaps even fully clockwise. Then lower the
THRESHOLD so that the meter indicates the compressor is working for most
of the signal.
You’ll
fi
nd it is very hard to set the controls ins such a way that the Pawn
Shop Comp sounds bad. Feel free to ignore the actual numbers (who cares
what the ratio is if it sounds good) and don't pay too much attention to the
meter. The Pawn Shop Comp is intuitive and highly musical.
Using just the front panel controls, you can get the Pawn Shop Comp do
wonders. To really go nuts, click on the nameplate to go to the "other side"
and tweak things even further.
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