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Chapter 1 – Introduction
1.1 Welcome
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There are technical articles about installation, troubleshooting, specifications, and more. Plus,
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1.2 About BSS
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DPR-402
The Waves BSS DPR-402 plugin is a software model of the DPR-402 Compressor/Peak
Limiter/De-Esser hardware originally manufactured by BSS Audio. This dynamics processor
provided the punchy, explosive signature sound for drum machines in the 1980s, and was
featured heavily in dance pop, electronic and hip-hop music. But it had many other versatile
uses in the studio, and was also a massively popular favorite on stage.
Working in collaboration with BSS Audio and Harman International, Waves has now modeled
this landmark dynamics processor and created a digital tool with the unique sound, functionality
and flexibility of the original.
1.3 The Original Hardware
BSS DPR-402 was designed in response to the demand for a versatile, compact stereo unit
that provides the three most commonly used dynamic functions in a single 1-unit rack space. Its
internal architecture, including two independent insert-accessible side chains per channel,
allows great flexibility and scope.
Waves BSS DPR-402
User Guide
