• Premium analog VCA (Voltage Controlled Amplifier) compressor circuits • Two voicing options: smooth studio compression/hard pedal style compression • Independently controlled clean or dirty boost circuit with 3 EQ options: Dirty Boost option provides overdrive when boost is engaged • DRY Knob lets you blend the dry signal with the compressed signal to preserve attack • High impedance ultra low-noise discrete Class A JFET preamp input, low impedance mono output • Output VCA allows Compadre to function as a volume pedal when a standard TRS expression pedal plugged into the dedicated Volume jack! • Compatible with MiniSwitch (remote selection of a Favorite preset) + MultiSwitch Plus (remote selection of 3 presets) • Full featured MIDI control. Access to 300 presets and remote parameter control via quarter-inch TRS. (requires Strymon MIDI EXP Cable or MIDI > TRS interface) • Selectable True Bypass (electromechanical relay switching) or ultra low-noise Buffered Bypass • Compressor Signal/Noise: 109 dB typical