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46 | FET COMPRESSOR
input VU meter (which is fun to drive into the reds
all the time) and a stereo output peak meter make
sure that you always know what is going on with
your signal.
Input
The Input knob on this compressor works both as a
gain control and a threshold control. If you increase
the Input volume you will also increase the gain
reduction, which makes it work sort of like a com-
bination of a gain knob and a reversed threshold
knob. You can drive the INPUT VU far into the reds
without any unwanted digital clipping. Just make
sure that the OUTPUT PEAK meter doesn’t indicate
any clipping. (If it does, just lower the Output
volume a bit.)
The
input
knob also works as a threshold control. More
input gain will give you more gain reduction.
If you drive the input volume so that the VU start
User Interface
THE CONTROLS OF the FET Compressor are
divided into two sections.
First of all we have the big knobs (Input, Ratio,
Attack, Release and Output), which are the knobs
that you will use every time you use the compressor.
These knobs are pretty standard and you probably
already know what they do.
Then we have the smaller knobs (External
Sidechain, Low Cut, High Cut, Lookahead, and
Parallel Inject), which don’t have to be tweaked
every time you use the compressor. You don’t even
have to feel bad if you never touch them. People
have managed to make hit records for 40 years
without them. Nevertheless, they are extremely use-
ful, and soon you’ll have a hard time understanding
how you ever could’ve managed without them.
In addition to this, we also added some metering so
that you can monitor your signal all the time. An
Input Volume Parallel Inject
Output Volume
Input VU Gain Reduction VU Output Peak Meter
Ratio Attack Time Release Time External
Sidechain Volume
Low Cut High Cut Lookahead