TC Electronic HyperGravity Compressor, Manual

Inputs, outputs and controls

  English manual 2015-09-28 

 17

Blend knob

Use the Blend knob to set the balance between 
your dry sound and the compressed signal. With 
the maximum setting, you will only hear the com-
pressed signal. Use lower settings for some sub-
tle sparkle and extra presence.

Using Blend creatively

Usually, dynamic processors such as compres-
sors are used as insert effects, with no dry (un-
processed) signal passing through. But with 
HyperGravity Compressor’s Blend knob, you 
can use parallel compression (sometimes called 
„New York style compression“). Originally, this 
technique was mainly used for drums, where the 
dry drum sound was mixed with a heavily com-
pressed version of the same signal. The same 
approach works great for guitar signals. Results 
will vary depending on your playing style and the 
settings of the other control knobs. Experiment 
to find the perfect balance!

Running HyperGravity Compressor 
in a parallel effects loop

If you use HyperGravity Compressor in a parallel 
effects loop, you should set the Blend knob to its 
maximum position to remove the dry signal from 
the pedal’s output.

Level and Blend settings interact

If you set both Level and Blend knobs to high 
values, the compressed signal will be signifi-
cantly louder than the uncompressed version. 
On the other hand, if you set Level to Zero or a 
very low setting, there will be no signal for Blend 
to control.

Compression type selector

Use the Compression type selector to select the 
desired compression mode.

Spectra setting

Set the Compression type selector to “Spectra” 
to apply studio-quality compression to your sig-
nal.

TonePrint setting

To use TonePrint-based compressor configu-
rations, set the Compression type selector to 
“TonePrint”. For more information, see “Tone-
Print”.

Vintage setting

Set the Compression type selector to “Vintage” 
to jump straight into those old-school com-
pression tones of yesteryear. With this setting, 
you get all of the squeeze and squash associ-
ated with classical stompbox compression. It is 
perfect for percussive country tones, tight funk 
sounds or sweet Gilmour sustain.