The Artistic Compressor SE is a single channel FET compressor with multi-channel link capability in the 500 series form factor. The Compressor SE features rotary controls for Input Gain, Release Time, Compression Ratio, Make-up Gain and Wet-Dry Mixing (parallel compression). The Attack Time can be set in three steps, as well as the side-chain low cut filter. The LED bar-graph meter indicates the gain reduction in the range of 1dB to 16dB. It’s punchy and detailed sound comes from Fredenstein’s proprietary Reverse-Mancini FET architecture.
As all Fredenstein products, the Artistic Comp SE is designed by a German-American team and manufactured in Taiwan.