Keeley Bassist User Manual
Keeley Engineering
Bassist and GC-2 Limiting Amplier
Owners Manual
THANK YOU!
Thank you for purchasing the next generation of Keeley
Compressors, or Limiting Ampliers. The Keeley GC-2 and
Bassist Limiting Ampliers are at the forefront¬ of stomp
box technology, utilizing circuits never before seen in such
a small package. The THAT Corp 4320 IC, a chip developed
by former dbx engineers, has allowed us to produce a
foot pedal compressor that in many ways can equal the
performance of the legendary dbx 160A while consuming
incredibly low power and tting in an unbelievably
small package. The goal of these pedals is to provide
a convenient way of offering real professional quality
compression with the kind of accuracy and transparency
that studio engineers depend on every day. Compression of
this kind can be a strangely complex thing, so please take
time to read through this manual, it may prove quite helpful
when setting up your unit.
BASIC CONTROLS:
• True Bypass Footswitch – Turns the effect on or off. If Blue LED
is lit at the top of the pedal, the controls are active
• COMPRESSION Knob (Ratio) – Use this knob to set the
compression ratio above the threshold. 1:1 represents no
compression, or no reduction above threshold. Innity:1
represents a hard limiter, or zero volume increase over threshold.
• THRESHOLD Knob – Use this knob to set the Threshold,
or trigger point, of compression. Lower settings will cause
compression to occur more often, higher levels will require you
to play harder before compression begins.
• GAIN Knob (Output Level) – Adjust this knob to increase
output level, to compensate for compression reduction, or to
push higher than unity gain or boost.
• Threshold Indicator – This is the LED in the center of the pedal.
This dual color LED will be lit green if there is no compression,
or red when the threshold has been met and the pedal is applying
gain limiting (compression).
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