AXIOM CC-1 Classic Compressor User Manual
- June 9, 2024
- AXiom
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AXIOM CC-1 Classic Compressor
AXIOM CLASSIC COMPRESSOR CC-1
The Axiom Classic Compressor CC-I is a dual OTA-based feedback type compressor designed to bridge the gap between the reactivity and dynamic~ of classic stomp box compressor pedals and the quality and features of studi and broadcast compressors. It reacts to your playing just like the most revered stomp box pedals did, but has extended control ranges and independent true ATTACK, RELEASE, RATIO/BLEND, SENSITIVITY (threshold), INPUT, TONE and GAIN controls. You can go from mild, transparent compression (with your tone and pick attack completely preserved) to all-out squash and sustain beyond what even the best of the classics could produce. It has an INPUT control that allows you to use it optimally with anything from low-output vintage single coils to the hottest active humbuckers, an output GAIN stage with enough boost to drive your amp or other pedals, and a RATIO control implemented through parallel compression ( once a studio technique, now a preferred method of preserving picking dynamics and nuance).
- 100% analog dual OTA-based compression
- Studio compressor control features (with parallel compression)
- True bypass
GAIN: Adjusts the output volume level (makeup gain).
RATIO/BLEND: Adjusts the compression ratio by blending the compressed
signal with the unaffected signal (aka parallel compression).
TONE: Increases the high frequency content of the effected signal.
SENSITIVITY: Adjusts the compressor’s input sensitivity (the “threshold”
signal level at which the compressor begins to react).
ATTACK: Adjusts how quickly the compressor reacts to signals that are
above the threshold set by the SENSITIVITY control. At longer ATTACK settings
more of the initial transient is let through before the compressor reacts.
This can be used to make heavy compression sound more “natural”. RELEASE:
Adjusts how quickly the compressor comes out of compressior as the signal
fades. Faster RELEASE settings can sound more ‘natural’ with low RATIO and
SENSITIVITY settings but can cause ‘pumping’ with high compression settings.
INPUT: Adjusts the level of the input signal being fed to the compression
circuitry. This is useful when using the CC-1 with ‘hot’ signals (i.e. hig-
houtput pickups or after other effects) to avoid clipping and over-
sensitivity. By adjusting the INPUT conrol you can tailor the CC-I to react to
hot humbuckers the same as it does to low-output single coil pickups.
- DIMENSIONS: Height 4.7″ Width 3.9″ Depth 1.3″
- WEIGHT: 1.4 lbs. (without 9V battery)
- VOLTAGE: 9 to 18 Vdc (battery or external power)
- INPUT IMPEDANCE: 750 kOhm (minimum)
- CURRENT DRAW: 16 mA ( maximum)
- POWER CONNECTION: 2.1 mm, center negative (9 Vdc standard)