Dynamics
Zest
A subtle, coloured squeeze compressor that keeps the pick attack: Volume and Comp, Blend for the dry attack, a tilt EQ, and a Dirt switch with a knob for its grit.
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Every control, as its hover label says it in the plugin.
| Control | What it does | Range | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume | The output level: at noon the level it came in at, turned up louder, turned down to silence. | 0 to 1 | 0.5 |
| Dirt | How much grit the Dirt side of the switch brings in, from a warm edge to a raw crunch; on Clean it does nothing. | 0 to 1 | 0.5 |
| Comp | How hard it squeezes: at 0 not at all, turned up the louder notes are held down and the quiet ones ring on, the level kept. | 0 to 1 | 0.6 |
| Blend | The squeezed sound against the dry one: at 100 % all squeeze, turned down the dry pick attack comes back in. | 0 to 100 % | 70 % |
| Clean/Dirt | Clean keeps the squeeze clean; Dirt brings in the grit the Dirt knob sets. | Clean, Dirt | Clean |
| EQ | Tilts the tone: turned up the top end rises and the bottom falls, brighter; turned down, darker; at 0 untouched. | -6 to 6 dB | 0 dB |
The pedal as the plugin draws it: each of its looks.
What goes in and what comes out.
- InIn
The signal into the compressor, each side through its own.
- OutOut
The squeezed signal, in stereo.
- WetOut
The squeeze alone, through EQ and Volume, whatever Blend says: for parallel compression of your own.