PRESSURIZER - COMPRESSOR/BOOST

Amptweaker has answered requests for "sustain without compression" (aka "don't mess with my attack") with its new Amptweaker PressuRizer. Using parallel studio-grade compression with wet/dry blend and some unusual side-chain variations, it varies from smooth compression that limits the initial "whack" to a dry-blended approach that adds compression after a short delay. The Bloom switch (Fast/Off/Slow) rewires the side-chain detector so the signal compresses and then grows. When blended with the dry signal, the result sounds normal at first, and then blooms like a great Les Paul. The Tone control affects only the compressed signal and boosts highs to cut through, or cuts midrange to help match the "blooming" tone to the dry. The Limiter switch adds an output FET limiter/booster after the blend and can be set Soft for barely limiting, Hard for a slightly broken-up sound, or Off for no limiting. This FET limiter has a very rounded breakup, similar to output tubes. A cool two-step footswitch serves as a true bypass on/off switch, but when pressed and held, it locks the compressor on. Tapping engages another boost knob on the side of the pedal, delivering a one-two punch with a single-button pedal.