Quartz Optical Compressor

Source: AION FX
Effect Type: Compressor
Difficulty: Intermediate
Enclosure: —

Description

Based on the Diamond Compressor, a vintage-inspired optical compressor with a tilt EQ adapted from 1970s–80s hi-fi consoles. Supports both standard guitar and bass voicings with switchable frequency centers.

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Component Name	Type	Default Part	Qty
47R	RESISTOR	MFR-25-47R	1
100R	RESISTOR	MFR-25-100R	2
475R	RESISTOR	MFR-25-475R	2
1K	RESISTOR		1
1K5	RESISTOR		1
3K32	RESISTOR	MFR-25-3K32	3
6K81	RESISTOR	MFR-25-6K81	1
10K	RESISTOR		4
15K	RESISTOR	MFR-25-15K	2
22K1	RESISTOR	MFR-25-22K1	2
47K5	RESISTOR	MFR-25-47K5	2
95K3	RESISTOR	MFR-25-95K3	1
100K	RESISTOR		3
221K	RESISTOR	MFR-25-221K	3
475K	RESISTOR	MFR-25-475K	5
1M	RESISTOR		1
100p MLCC	CAPACITOR		3
2n7 Film	CAPACITOR	FILM-2N7	2
3n3 Film	CAPACITOR		2
5n6 Film	CAPACITOR	FILM-5N6	4
10n Film	CAPACITOR		3
15n Film	CAPACITOR		1
100n Film	CAPACITOR		3
100n MLCC	CAPACITOR		2
330n Film	CAPACITOR		2
1u Film	CAPACITOR		1
2u2 Electrolytic	CAPACITOR	ELECTRO-16V-2U2	1
4u7 Electrolytic	CAPACITOR	ELECTRO-16V-4U7	1
47u Electrolytic	CAPACITOR	ELECTRO-16V-47U	1
220u Electrolytic	CAPACITOR	ELECTRO-16V-220U	1
LM358N	IC	LM358N	1
OP275	IC	OP275	1
2N4401	TRANSISTOR	2N4401	3
2N5088	TRANSISTOR	2N5088	3
MPSA18	TRANSISTOR	MPSA18	2
1N5817	DIODE	1N5817	1
1N914	DIODE	1N914	7
5mm Red	LED		1
B50K 16mm	POTENTIOMETER		1
A100K 16mm	POTENTIOMETER		1
B100K 16mm	POTENTIOMETER	B100K-16MM	1
3PDT Stomp	SWITCH		1
DPDT ON/OFF/ON	SWITCH		1
DPDT Slide	SWITCH	DPDT-SLIDE	2
DIP-8 Socket	SOCKET	SOCKET-DIP-8	2
125B	ENCLOSURE		1
Jack 1/4" TR	JACK		2
Jack 2.1mm DC	JACK		1
VTL5C3	OPTICAL	VTL5C3	1

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