Taking everything that made Compressor great and retuning it for bass guitars, the silver Empress Effects Bass Compressor packs high-end studio controls into a compact guitar pedal. Sporting Attack and Release controls, Mix for parallel compression, and a unique Tone + Color control, Bass Compressor is like having a studio compressor on your pedalboard.
Bass Compressor is extremely transparent, maintaining your signal tone during dynamics processing, while the true bypass circuit similarly ensures a pure, uncolored signal once the pedal is disengaged. Switches are provided for ratio selection (2:1, 4:1, or 10:1) and the side-chain high-pass filter, which applies a 120 or 240 Hz low-cut filter to the handy 3.5mm TRS side-chain input. Built in Canada, this pedal features an all-analog signal path, delivering the smooth response only a true analog compressor can provide.
Studio-Style Control
- Input gain control for adding saturation and increasing compression
- Attack control with a 50 microsecond to 50 milisecond range
- Mix control for wet/dry mixture, enabling parallel compression
- Ratio switch for determining how aggressive gain reduction is
- Output level control for makeup gain, does not affect compression
- Release control with 50 ms to 1 s range
- Tone control, which boosts treble and cuts bass (clockwise) or vice versa
- Side-chained high-pass filter helps avoid excess compression especially on bass
External Side-Chain Input
The 3.5mm TRS side-chain input provides an incredibly useful studio feature in an exceptionally compact form factor. Use the jack as a send and return for side-chain compression triggering. Additionally, the circuit comes with a variable high-pass filter that filters out between 20 and 400 Hz low frequencies from the side-chain.
Tone + Color
With the Tone + Color switch, you can add some mild harmonic distortion to your tone. You can also select between a midrange cut or an upper-midrange boost.
Ratio Selection
- 2:1: good for gentle gain control and very transparent
- 4:1: a great general purpose setting, 4:1 keeps your signal transparent but offers a large range of compression
- 10:1: heavy compression, close to limiting
True Display LEDs
Bright multicolor LEDs always let you know what the compressor is doing. Continuing the theme of high-quality studio features in a low-profile stomp, Compressor MKII includes a 10-stage LED meter for gain reduction (-1 to -25 dB) and a 5-stage LED meter for input gain (-2 to -14 dB).
EAN: 850040850239
Empress Effects CPBS Specs
General
| Frequency Response | 10 Hz to 20 kHz (-3 dB) |
| Input Impedance | 1 Megohm |
| Output Impedance | 2.2 Kilohms |
| Distortion | <0.1% |
| Noise | -101 dB |
Inputs / Outputs
| Audio I/O | 1x 1/4" TS Hi-Z/Instrument Input 1x 1/4" TS Hi-Z/Instrument Output 1x 1/8" / 3.5 mm TRS Input/Output (Side-Chain Send/Return) |
Power
| Power Source | AC Adapter with Power Brick (Not Included) |
| DC Input Power | 9 VDC at 100 mA |
| Operating Current | 100 mA |
Environmental
| Environmental Protection | No |
Physical
| Color | Silver |
| Material of Construction | Die-Cast Aluminum |
| Dimensions | 4.8 x 2.6 x 2.5" / 12.2 x 6.6 x 6.3 cm (L x W x H, Including Controls) |
| Weight | 1 lb / 0.5 kg |
Packaging Info
| Package Weight | 0.855 lb |
| Box Dimensions (LxWxH) | 6.3 x 4.3 x 3.2" |
In the Box
- Empress Effects Bass Compressor Dynamics FX Pedal (Silver)
- 2-Year Manufacturer Warranty
Registration Extension: 2-Year
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