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Thanks for purchasing a Diamond Compressor! We hope you have as much fun playing guitar
through this pedal as we did designing and testing it. Our goal is to provide a versatile ‘guitar
channel’ – a dynamics and tone shaping tool to front-end your effects chain.
Remember to protect your hearing and wear appropriate hearing protection when playing loud…
Design Features
Vactrol opto-isolator variable resistance path as used in high-end studio compressors for smooth
attack and decay characteristics while preserving initial signal transients.
Post-compressor ‘tilt’ EQ provides a very musical tailoring of frequency response - seamlessly
transition from a darker jazz voicing to a bright jangle, with flat frequency response at the cen-
ter detent position.
Optimized gain staging and use of ultra low noise transistor and opamps in signal path for lowest
possible noise and extended signal headroom.
Premium audio components, including 2% polypropylene capacitors and 1% metal film resistors.
Dual AC capacitive coupling paths for improved transient response.
Bi-color LED provides visual indication of depth of compression.
True bypass signal path.
Battery or standard negative tip 9V DC adapter operation, can be powered from 9 to 24 V nega-
tive tip.
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