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Earthquaker The Warden Optical Compressor

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Description

Earthquaker The Warden Optical CompressorThe Warden is an optical compressor with a feature set usually reserved for studio grade units. Built with high grade components and internally powered by 18v, The Warden has loads of gain and sustain on tap. With complete control over attack, release, sustain and ratio, The Warden will allow everything from a heavy squash with fast attack and release to barely there subtle compression. Optical compression has a reputation for having more character

The Warden is an optical compressor with a feature set usually reserved for studio grade units. Built with high grade components and internally powered by 18v, The Warden has loads of gain and sustain on tap. With complete control over attack, release, sustain and ratio, The Warden will allow everything from a heavy squash with fast attack and release to “barely there” subtle compression. Optical compression has a reputation for having more character than a VCA or FET based compression and The Warden is no exception. The Warden is true bypass and handmade with sweet loving care in Akron, Ohio.

Controls

Tone: This pedal was designed to slightly color your tone, the coloration can be dialed-in to your taste. Counter clockwise is treble cut, clockwise is treble boost. The tone is nearly flat around 11 O’Clock.

Level: This controls the overall output and is affected by the sustain and ratio settings. There is no specific unity setting, adjust to taste when you find your perfect compression setting

Sustain: This is the heart of The Warden. It controls how hot the signal is, which changes the dynamics of the compression. The Warden is a feedback style compressor, the hotter the signal, the more active the compression. Very little sustain= very little compression, less active attack and release and a cooler signal, Max sustain= heavy compression, longer sustain, hotter signal and more lively attack and release.

Ratio: This determines how much the gain reduction affects the signal. All the way up is full compression and the compression is reduced as you turn this counter clockwise which allows more of the boosted, less compressed, signal to come through. There are no defined ratios here.

Attack: This controls how quickly the compressor reacts and starts leveling the signal. All the way counter clockwise is a fast, nearly immediate reaction. Turning the attack clockwise slows the reaction time.

Release: This controls how long it takes the signal to raise back up to the level determined by the sustain & ratio settings. All the way counter clockwise is a fast release and the release time slows as you turn it clockwise.

Measures

4 5/8″ x 2 1/2″ x 2.25″ with knobs

Power 

standard 9 volt DC power supply with a 2.1mm negative center barrel

 

 

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This is a good looking box keeps everything nice in one place. Unfortunately, you have to get the 2 inch box high of tissues because if you get the larger box, it doesn’t fit by 2 cm they made the box exactly the size of the tissue box which means no room to close it, so you have to Buy the tiny boxes of tissues. Which is a bummer.
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Does not fit Costco size Kleenex boxes
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I use this holder exclusively for loose tissues. Do not order this if you want to use it with the Costco size tissue boxes, they won't fit. This fact doesn't bother me though, because I have other tissue holders for that purpose. Sometimes when the Kleenex box is getting low, taking a tissue does not reliably pull out the next tissue with it. To avoid this, I throw away the box and then interleave the loose tissues together with those already in this holder. That way i can put a full box of Costco tissues in my other holders and have problem free access to the previously troublesome tissues. I also really like the storage compartments that are built into this holder. They are very handy for remote controls, lip balm, ponytail holders, etc.
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I love this thing. Had a smaller version of this for 5 years. I ruined that one accidentally. This one is a bit longer and higher. It holds full size Kleenex brand Ultrasoft tissues without the box. Did not try it with the box. Holds pens, pencils, 6” ruler, 2 sets of glasses and looks great while doing just that. No smell, sturdy, and worth every penny.
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Size: 8.5" x 5.8" x 1.9", Color: Black
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