{"product_id":"empress-effects-compressor-mkii-guitar-effect-pedal","title":"Empress Effects Compressor MKII Guitar Effect Pedal - Silver","description":"\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003eCOMPRESSOR MKII\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Empress released\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etheir original Compressor back in 2011, it quickly became a favourite among guitar and bass players alike who were searching for something more than the typical oversimplified controls found on most compressor pedals. Now, based on users’ valuable feedback, they’ve taken everything great about their original Compressor and made it even better.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn top of the full range of features and controls normally only seen in high end studio equipment, such as input and gain reduction metering, independent attack and release controls, a mix knob for parallel compression, and an external sidechain insert, they’ve now added a ‘tilt’ tone eq control, and a selectable sidechain high pass filter built into the Compressor’s detection circuit. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAll Analog Signal Path\u003c\/b\u003e - no digitals in here!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExtremely Transparent\u003c\/b\u003e - Add dynamic control without altering the original tone of your instrument\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e3 Compression Ratios\u003c\/b\u003e - 2:1, 4:1 and 10:1 ratios offer lots of flexibility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAttack and Release Control\u003c\/b\u003e - allows for ultimate control over the compression characteristics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMix\u003c\/b\u003e - Blend uncompressed signal in with the compressed signal for parallel compression, New York Style!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMetering\u003c\/b\u003e - Meter both gain reduction and input levels on separate meters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTone - \u003c\/strong\u003eNew tone knob, a \"tilt\" sytle tone knob centered at 500Hz to nail that perfect tone.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSidechain Send\/Return\u003c\/strong\u003e- 3.5mm TRS jack send and return for sidechain compresson.  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSidechain High Pass Filter \u003c\/strong\u003e- No need to add a high pass filter to the sidechain, now there is one built in that can be toggled off or set to 120 or 240Hz. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTrue Display LEDs\u003c\/b\u003e - Bright multi-color LEDs always let you know what the compressor is doing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePower On Bypassed or Engaged\u003c\/b\u003e - For musicians that never want to turn their compressor off.  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTrue Bypass\u003c\/b\u003e - The Empress Compressor employs true bypass, so you can be sure that it's not affecting the signal when disengaged.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSmall Size\u003c\/b\u003e - New enclosure approximately half the size of the original compressor, which is delightfully small when considering all the features packed into this unit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Empress Effects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32114602475562,"sku":"20EMP014","price":274.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2433\/products\/MKIICmpSilverFront.png?v=1604013174","url":"https:\/\/www.truetonemusic.com\/products\/empress-effects-compressor-mkii-guitar-effect-pedal","provider":"Truetone Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}