Zoom 8080 CMP (Compressor) Module, CMP: Compressor, VCMP: Vintage Compressor, LIM: Limiter, VCMP, VOL=w, DIR=r, EQ= e, LoC=r, RTMΠe, RTMΠt, DIR=y t, EQ= e LoC=r

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CMP (Compressor) Module

This module provides compression of the input signal to allow sustain effects without overload and to make the sound more uniform.

CMP: Compressor 1

A standard compressor with natural-sounding sustain.

CMP SNS= q ATK=w q						Parameters	Comment	Values
					w	q SNS (Sensitivity)	Sets the depth of the compression effect.	1 – 50
EQ= e LoC=r	MIN	3	4	MIN	MAX
		MAX 1	2
PAGE 1	e				r	w ATK (Attack)	Sets the speed with which compression responds
	MIN	MAX		MIN	MAX		to picking.	0 – 10
UTILITY
PAGE
						e EQ (EQ)	Sets the compressor tone control.	-7 – +7
PAGE 2						r LoC (Low-Cut)	Controls the low-cut filter.	off, on
CMP	MIN	MAX 1	2	MIN	MAX	t RTM (RTM Destination) Shows which RTM parameter is being controlled.		SNS
	t	3	4		y
RTMΠt DIR= y
	MIN	MAX		MIN	MAX	y DIR (RTM Direction)	Sets the RTM direction.	NML, INV

✎ For modules where "RTM → " is being shown, the RTM parameter cannot be changed.

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VCMP: Vintage Compressor 2

Recreates a compressor type highly popular among fusion guitarists in the seventies and eighties.

VCMP SNS= q	VOL=w	q				w	Parameters	Comment	Values
		MIN	MAX 1	2	MIN	MAX
			3	4			q SNS (Sensitivity)	Sets the depth of the compression effect.	1 – 50
PAGE 1
PAGE		MIN	MAX		MIN	MAX	w VOL (Volume)	Sets the output level.	1 – 10
UTILITY
							e RTM (RTM Destination) Shows which RTM parameter is being controlled.		SNS
PAGE 2							r DIR (RTM Direction)	Sets the RTM direction.	NML, INV
VCMP		MIN	MAX 1	2	MIN	MAX
		e	3	4		r
RTMΠe	DIR=r
		MIN	MAX		MIN	MAX

LIM: Limiter

The limiter serves to keep the level below a certain threshold, creating a more uniform sound.

							Parameters	Comment	Values
LIM THR= q REL=w q			3	4		w	q THR (Threshold)	Sets the point where the limiter takes effect.	1 – 50
EQ= e	LoC=r	MIN			MIN	MAX
			MAX 1	2
PAGE 1	e					r	w REL (Release)	Sets the time required for the level to return to	0 – 10
UTILITY		MIN	MAX		MIN	MAX		the original value after falling below the threshold.
							e EQ (EQ)		-7 – +7
PAGE								Sets the limiter tone control.
PAGE 2							r LoC (Low-Cut)	Controls the low-cut filter.	off, on
							t RTM (RTM Destination) Shows which RTM parameter is being controlled.		THR
LIM		MIN	MAX 1	2	MIN	MAX
	DIR=y t		3	4		y
RTMΠt							y DIR (RTM Direction)	Sets the RTM direction.	NML, INV
		MIN	MAX		MIN	MAX

Parameters and Types Effect

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