This is the best compressor I’ve ever owned and it is not the new opto version. The original, in my opinion sounded better. Shipped in the CONUS.
Comes with original box and printed instructions
Reviews:
The Tone knob controls a tilting EQ very much like the one in the Diamond. Turning to the left boosts lows and cuts highs, while turning to the right cuts lows and boosts highs. There's a tremendous amount of bass on tap. Setting it around 10:00-11:00 gives a huge fat warm tone. The EQ is pre blend, so it affects only the compressed signal. Note that the comp signal can be set with much higher gain than the dry/direct signal, so depending on your settings the EQ can seem like it oversteps on the dry signal, but it does not.
The Comp Vol knob controls the output volume of the comp effect, and the Direct knob controls the output volume of the dry uncompressed signal. If you want a 50/50 blend of wet and dry, set the two knobs to the same setting; however the result is dependent on both the Sust knob and the Tone knob, since they affect the peak levels of the compressed signal path.
The Sust knob controls gain going into the circuit, and it affects both the threshold and the ratio at the same time. It tends toward stronger squeezing, a higher ratio, for extra thickness and sustain. There is an LED that indicates the intensity of the compression being applied. I always recommend buying a pedal with some kind of visual metering in order to help dial in the perfect response, and it surprises me how many of the popular pedals on the market fail to include this feature.
There's also a toggle switch, marked 0dB and -20dB, to help tame high-output instruments. It does not pad the audio signal directly, it pads the sensitivity of the comp circuit, so flipping it will not change your volume.
The knob labeled Attack actually controls both attack and release times. The attack time range is fairly narrow and fast, a usable but honestly rather subtle range of adjustment; while the release time is variable across a very wide range. Clockwise settings are more percussive, counterclockwise settings are more smooth.
It runs on standard Boss-type 9V DC or a battery. The construction quality is excellent, and the housing is the small MXR size. The footswitch is a relay-based true bypass with a noiseless switch. One way of describing the Smoothie is you take the tone, action, and blend of the Wampler, add the tilting EQ of the Diamond, plus a threshold indicator light and an input pad, and put them in the smaller package of the Keeley or Demeter.
Comes with original box and printed instructions
Reviews:
The Tone knob controls a tilting EQ very much like the one in the Diamond. Turning to the left boosts lows and cuts highs, while turning to the right cuts lows and boosts highs. There's a tremendous amount of bass on tap. Setting it around 10:00-11:00 gives a huge fat warm tone. The EQ is pre blend, so it affects only the compressed signal. Note that the comp signal can be set with much higher gain than the dry/direct signal, so depending on your settings the EQ can seem like it oversteps on the dry signal, but it does not.
The Comp Vol knob controls the output volume of the comp effect, and the Direct knob controls the output volume of the dry uncompressed signal. If you want a 50/50 blend of wet and dry, set the two knobs to the same setting; however the result is dependent on both the Sust knob and the Tone knob, since they affect the peak levels of the compressed signal path.
The Sust knob controls gain going into the circuit, and it affects both the threshold and the ratio at the same time. It tends toward stronger squeezing, a higher ratio, for extra thickness and sustain. There is an LED that indicates the intensity of the compression being applied. I always recommend buying a pedal with some kind of visual metering in order to help dial in the perfect response, and it surprises me how many of the popular pedals on the market fail to include this feature.
There's also a toggle switch, marked 0dB and -20dB, to help tame high-output instruments. It does not pad the audio signal directly, it pads the sensitivity of the comp circuit, so flipping it will not change your volume.
The knob labeled Attack actually controls both attack and release times. The attack time range is fairly narrow and fast, a usable but honestly rather subtle range of adjustment; while the release time is variable across a very wide range. Clockwise settings are more percussive, counterclockwise settings are more smooth.
It runs on standard Boss-type 9V DC or a battery. The construction quality is excellent, and the housing is the small MXR size. The footswitch is a relay-based true bypass with a noiseless switch. One way of describing the Smoothie is you take the tone, action, and blend of the Wampler, add the tilting EQ of the Diamond, plus a threshold indicator light and an input pad, and put them in the smaller package of the Keeley or Demeter.
