1.4 Front Panel
Compression Knob
The Compression knob controls how much you compress the signal, from
Less to More. What is happening is that as you turn the control towards More
you are lowering the threshold at which compression begins. The lower the
threshold the more you compress a given signal. If the meter in the Comp
position shows too much compression with the Compression knob fully down
then the level coming into the compressor is too high and should be turned
down at the stage before. For instance, at the output of the mic preamp before
the Comp II when recording vocals.
Output Knob
The Output knob controls the amount of gain added to the signal after
compression. It goes from ~, no output, to 11. Since a compressor lowers the
peaks, the Output control raises the average level of the signal to compensate.
This is called “gain make-up”.
