Electro-Harmonix Platform Stereo Compressor/Limiter Pedal

Sophisticated, professional stereo compressor limiter!The EHX Platform Stereo Compressor/Limiter presents you with a versatile and powerful studio-quality compressor enclosed in a stompbox-sized package. Use the Platform's compressor/limiter on any instrument-such as guitar, bass or keyboards-for precise and powerful control of your signal's volume. Engage the Drive and Swell functions to further tailor and enhance your sound. Whether you're on stage, in the studio, putting together a podcast or creating your next YouTube masterpiece, the Platform will help you get the job done.Knee ButtonChanges the compression/limiting curve to produce a compression sound that is either more or less transparent.Limiter ButtonEngages the limiter.VOL Knob [Main Output Level]Controls master volume. Use this control to balance your level between bypass and effect mode.Attack KnobSets the amount of time delay before the compressor/limiter is activated once the input signal level reaches or exceeds the threshold setting.Release KnobWhile the compressor/limiter is acting on the signal, the input may drop below the threshold setting and cause the compressor to cease working on the signal. The compressor does not stop working immediately, though. Rather, it gradually stops over a period of time that is set by the RELEASE knob.Sustain KnobCompressor Mode: Adjusts compression ratio. Limiter Mode: Adjusts threshold level.Swell KnobAdjust fade-in time.Drive KnobControls the input gain of the overdrive section.Tone KnobAdjusts the frequency response of the overdrive's hi-cut filter, allowing you to dial in the perfect overdrive tone.VOL Knob [Drive Level]Controls the output volume of the Drive section.Bypass Footswitch And LEDToggle between effect mode and bypass.Drive Footswitch And LEDAllows you to engage or bypass the overdrive section. When Drive is engaged, the white LED above the DRIVE footswitch lights up.MONO/L Input JackPlug your instrument or output from another effects pedal into this jack.R Input JackPlug your instrument output or another effects pedal into this jack.MONO/L Output JackThe Left output signal is sent through this jack.R OutputThe Right output signal is sent through this jack.