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Becos COMPIQ MINI ONE Manual [PDF] (2 pages)
- Identifier: id-1758129
- Brand: Becos
- Device: Becos COMPIQ MINI ONE Music Pedal
- Type: Manual , PDF
- Key Aspects: Pre-Installation Safety Requirements, Critical Operational Precautions, Detailed Installation Instructions
- UPD Date: 30.08.2026
- Source File: 1782146.pdf
- Pages: 2
- Description: Installation and operation manual for the Becos COMPIQ MINI ONE.
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b CIQ‐1 COMPIQ MINI ONE PRO COMPRESSOR PEDAL MANUAL Last modified: April 10, 2020 SPECIFICATIONS Input impedance: > 1MΩ Output Impedance: ~100Ω Ratio: 1:1 to inf:1 SENSE Threshold: Lo: ‐40dBu, Hi: user settable from ‐40dBu to 10dBu Make‐up gain: ‐6dB to +20dB 0dB input reference level: ‐20dBu (77.5mV) Output noise: ‐95dBV @0dBV gain THD: 0.05% for ‐5dBV input signal level @ 1kHz Output frequency response: ‐2dB @ 40Hz; 0dB @ 100Hz ‐ 22KHz Optimal Power Voltage: 9‐12VDC ±10% Center Negative Barrel DC Power Plug Barrel: Ø 5.1/2.1mm, >12mm long Power Consumption: < 25mAh Product Size: Lenght: 39mm, Depth: 92mm, Height: 51mm Product Weight: 163 gr. Packed Weight: ~300 gr. ADVICE, WARNING & CAUTIONS ‐ Read this manual and keep it handy. ‐ Do not exceed 12VDC (center negative) when powering this pedal. ‐ Use a DC Power Plug with a barrel Ø 5.1/2.1mm, 12mm long. ‐ Do not place the pedal & batteries in direct sunlight, in extreme temperature and humidity conditions, or in dusty environment. ‐ Do not make modifications to the circuit and do not install the pedal in any other way except as described in this manual. ‐ As we struggle to improve ourselves and our products, we may change products specifications, design, and features without notice. Likewise, this manual may be changed or modified without notice so we advise you to download it from the website before using the product. INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the CompIQ MINI ONE Pro Compressor as your audio dynamic processing tool for your instrument. CIQ‐1 CompIQ MINI ONE is an all analog studio grade compressor featuring Ratio, Switchable SENSE threshold (one fixed and one user settable), Make‐up Gain manual controls, Hard Compression Knee, Dynamic Auto Attack & Release timings with soft curves to balance the hard knee, and Dry/Wet Mix control for a perfect blend of processed and clean signal. A true RMS‐level detector constantly measures input signal and applies accurate compression through a transparent sounding, high performance Blackmer® VCA. The exact amount of compression is indicated by a 5‐LED display. This compression circuit was designed with guitar and bass in mind, but make no mistake, it can add warmth and dynamic feeling to any audio signal, including string instruments, harmonica, brass instruments, even vocals ‐ with an appropriate preamp. EFFECT CONTROLS 1. FOOTSWITCH ‐ When engaged, the switch routes the audio signal through the circuitry, and Power LED is lit Green. When pushed again, the signal is routed in True Bypass from Input to Output, leaving the audio untouched. This routing is still available even when pedal is not powered. 2. RATIO ‐ This control sets how much the audio signal is going to be compressed, after it passes above the set threshold. It has a continuous range starting from 1:1 (for one unit of input signal level you get one unit of signal output level; which means no compression is applied) and up to Infinite:1. At 9'clock, the control corresponds to 2:1 ratio ‐ a mild, musical and very useful compression, which delicately evens out signal level jumps. At 12'clock it corresponds to 4:1 ratio ‐ usually set when more compression feel is desirable, like when playing arpegiated chords. At 3'clock it corresponds to 10:1 ratio ‐ a rather aggressive compression, which may be desirable when note sustain is needed, or a country style music is played. After 20dB amount of compression, the amplitude reduction tends to behave like Inf:1 ratio, which corresponds to a Limiting effect. When used as limiter, use Threshold control to set the level after which compressor will act like a limiter, and set Ratio above 10:1. Keep in mind that the more compression is applied, the more make‐up gain is needed, which results in a normal increase of noise. At Inf:1 ratio, the sound will be squished quite a lot. At this ratio, a lot of make‐up gain is needed to compensate the reduction in volume. However, when high ratios are used in conjunction with dry/wet mix control, the sound becomes very pleasant and a lot of its initial dynamic is recovered while still keeping the peaks on hold. This is a known studio trick, named parallel compression or the New York compression style. 3. SENSE THRESHOLD ‐ This control sets the signal level after which compression is applied. Compression is only applied to the portion of signal that goes above the threshold. The SENSE switch has two pre‐set threshold levels. The LO setting (switch down) is fixed at ‐40dBu and is suitable even for weakest instrument's signal. In this setting, the compressor kicks in immediately. The HI setting can be set by the user with the inside trimmer, in a range from ‐40dBu and up to +10dBu. This range can be used to accommodate higher output instruments. By default, the HI setting of the SENSE switch was pre set at ‐ 30dBu. This is a very powerful control, because it allows the compression to affect only higher strokes of signal, while leaving the meat and bone of audio untouched. This also translates into a greater sound transparency and an increase in output level, making some make‐up gain (or mixing Dry/Wet signals) unnecessary, which, in turn, reduces amplification noise at the output. 4. MAKE‐UP GAIN ‐ Because compression means lowering the output signal, some recovery gain is needed, to match output with input level. The more compression is applied (higher compression ratio), the more recovery gain has to be dialed in to compensate. Be aware of the fact that at higher compression ratios, the recovery circuit must re‐amplify a very low signal and with amplification, more noise is introduced. To overcome this, we strongly advise using Threshold, setting lower compression Ratios. Ultimately, blend in some dry signal with the Mix control. However, it makes no sense to over compress a signal at low thresholds just to recover its gain afterward, and increase output noise resulted from amplification.
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