{"product_id":"carl-martin-classic-opto-compressor","title":"Carl Martin Classic Opto-Compressor","description":"\u003ch3\u003eOne day while Carl was adding some compression to a guitar track in his studio, he thought, why hasn't anyone built a small opto-compressor for guitarists?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn optical compressor performs gain reduction control via a light source into a photo sensitive cell... as the light source gets brighter, the photo sensitive cell sends a signal to reduce dynamic range, or what becomes a compressed signal. Welcome to the Vintage Opto-Compressor....an old-school compressor from the days where colouring was an important factor to the sound. The four controls (from left to right) are the Gain, which controls the 'pre-glow' of the optical circuit (the more you turn this up, the fatter the sound); Level, which controls the overall volume of the compressor; Compression, which controls how hard or soft the compression is, and the Attack control which takes the signal from transparent to outright total squeeze. A short time with this compressor will allow you to find some of those classic guitar sounds which may somehow have escaped you before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Opto-Compressor comes in a solid diecast housing with cool chicken-head knobs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eCM colour and graphics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e9v battery compartment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Carl Martin Classic Opto-Compressor brings you studio quality compression at the stomp of a footswitch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Classic Opto-Compressor offers control over gain, level, compression, and attack, allowing for a wide range of compression and leveling effects.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.2; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThe Carl Martin Classic Opto-Compressor can do it all, from transparent compression to vintage squash.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDue to the nature of compressors, we highly recommend a regulated power supply (like the CM Big John) or a large stock of batteries.....\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carl Martin","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":35610163347617,"sku":"RGS-CM-COC","price":139.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0457\/5451\/5617\/products\/classic_optop_compressor_95739ce1-350a-47f1-b2c9-e6406bc11ebd.jpg?v=1597161811","url":"https:\/\/rogueguitarshop-com.myshopify.com\/products\/carl-martin-classic-opto-compressor","provider":"rogueguitarshop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}