Pawn Shop Comp 2.0 - User Manual
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FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
ON
- press this to engage the compressor circuit. If you switch this o
ff
, the compressor is
bypassed. Your signal will still go through the tube signal path, so you can still use the Pawn
Shop Comp as a preamp and EQ.
AUTO
- this engages automatic makeup gain. 90% of the time you switch this on.
MANUAL MAKEUP GAIN
- twist the screw at the center of the VU meter to manually adjust
makeup gain by +/-18dB.
THRESHOLD
- lower this (turn counter clockwise) to set the level at which the compressor
begins working. This control also interacts with the makeup gain when that control is set on
AUTO, so you can concentrate on sound and not worry about levels.
RATIO
- this controls how much compression is added when the signal goes above
threshold. Fully counterclockwise is 2:1 (not much compression). Fully clockwise is 50:1 (a
lot of compression—e
ff
ectively a limiter).
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