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   Walrus Audio - HighPoint Optical Compressor
3. Sculpt your sound with uncompromising precision using the Highpoint Analog OpticalCompressor. Designed for players who live in the details, the Highpoint brings dynamiccontrol and console style LED VU monitoring into abeautifully responsive analog formatthat feels as good as it sounds.
5. The Highpoint is built to be your always-on foundation, delivering depth, control, andrefinement even at conservative settings. Elevate the feel of your instrument to its highestpotential with the Highpoint Analog Optical Compressor.
7. The Highpoint delivers rich analog optical compression with expansive sustain, articulatetransient response, and an exceptionally smooth attack and release curve that helps notesbloom and chords breathe. From subtle dynamic refinement to expressive sustain, theHighpoint responds with the depth, warmth, and dimensionality expected from high-endstudio hardware.
9. A comprehensive control set lets you shape your compression exactly to your taste. Trueparallelcompression via the Blend control allows you to preserve the integrity of yourtransients while layering in harmonic density and sustain. Dedicated Attack, Release, andRatio controls offer the kind of shaping precision normally reserved for high-end studiorack gear. A carefully tuned Make-Up control ensures seamless gain staging, keeping yoursignal balanced and authoritative.
11. Internally operating at ±15VDC for increased headroom and dynamic range, the Highpointmaintains exceptional clarity even under aggressive settings, retaining punch, articulation,and harmonic detail without collapse or congestion. The result is compression that is notonly accurate, but unmistakably musical.
13. A refined 10-LED metering array gives you clear visual insight into your signal’s behavior.Instantly toggle between Input, Output, and Gain Reduction monitoring to see exactly howyour dynamics are evolving in real time, like a miniature mastering console beneath yourfeet.
15. For advanced tone shaping, the Highpoint includes a selectable High-Pass Filter in thesidechain circuit. By preventing frequencies at 160Hz and below from disproportionatelytriggering compression, low-end clarity remains tight and controlled. The result is articulatebass response, preserved punch, and dramatic low-frequency dynamics, ideal for bothbass guitar and extended-range electric guitar applications.

Specs

Power Requirements: 9v, 500mA

Bypass: True Bypass

Input Impedance: 1MΩ

Output Impedance: 300Ω

Sample Rate: N/A (Full Analog)

Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20kHz

Size including knobs: Length: 4.78in (121.6mm) x Width: 3.62in (92mm) x Height: 2.23in (56.7mm)

Tulsa Guitar Co. is a long time dealer of Walrus Audio. We are a brick and mortar shop based in Tulsa, Oklahoma since 1985. Shop with confidence!