SKU: HL.731522
EAST SOUND RESEARCH.
Guitar Pedal. Hal Leonard
#CM0231. Published by Hal
Leonard (HL.731522).
UPC: 852940000974.
3.25x5.5x2.75
inches.
Carl
started years back with
the Compressor
Limiter...that big black
hand-made-in-Denmark
compressor that brought
studio comps to the pedal
board. The word got out
that it was just too big
for modern pedal boards,
so Carl redesigned that
pedal into a much smaller
format, preset (or fixed)
the Threshold and
Response leaving just two
knobs for Comp and Level.
The feedback we got was
overwhelming...players
were telling us the Comp
Limiter had the same
sonic clarity, the same
headroom and the same
quietness that the big
studio comps had but was
so quick and easy to use.
Carl could have left it
there, but that's not
Carl! Welcome to the
Honey Comp, and it's as
sweet as ... well, you
know ... honey. This
pedal is the same as the
Comp Limiter in every
way... same Gray anodized
finish, same footprint
and the same simplicity
of use with one
compression control and
one level control. It is
pretty much the perfect
compressor, so what could
Carl possible upgrade?
Easy! Carl added a Dry
volume which allows you
parallel processing with
three knobs! Parallel
Processing is a studio
technique which takes a
heavily compressed signal
(which through
compression loses some
dynamics if not all) and
allows you to add a clean
(Dry) signal on top
replacing those dynamics
giving your guitar
three-dimensionality and
allowing the guitar to
cut through the mix. For
those of you used to
studio work, this is a
very well-known
technique, but usually
too complex for a pedal
board! The three knobs
allow you to balance the
Compressed signal with
the Dry signal quickly
and efficiently for a
very pro sound! The Carl
Martin Honey Comp
incorporates the special
CM developed DC/DC
converter circuitry. This
enables us to run the
pedal with +-12V
internally, which is
necessary, in order to
maintain the same sonic
quality and headroom as
on the “oldâ€
Compressor/Limiter, using
a regular 9V DC 200mA
external power
supply.