Echo Fix EF-P5 FET Compressor Pedal

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£499.00

This is the Echo Fix EF-P5 FET Compressor Pedal from Echo Fix, now available in the Guitar Pedals category on Guitars Pedals Amps and Stuff.. Read More below.

Description

The EF-P5 is a modern take on classic FET compressors, offering expanded control, versatility, and portability. Delivering studio-grade compression wherever you need it, the EF-P5 features XLR I/O for studio use, and TS I/O for seamless integration into a pedalboard, making it a flexible tool for both studio setups and live performances.

Key Features

  • Stage or Studio – With its premium build quality in partnership with its balanced and unbalanced in and outs, the Echo-Fix EF-P5 is designed to seamlessly integrate into any type of setup.
  • Side Chain Input – Trigger the compression via another audio source and take your compression from a misunderstood, always-on pedal to a centre-stage effect that helps take your parts to the next level.
  • Classic Ingredients – The EF-P5 is built around a FET-driven input stage working in partnership with dedicated input and output transformers for a compressor pedal that captures the sound and soul of some of the most iconic rack-mounted studio compressors.

Equipped with input and output transformers, a sidechain input, and FET-driven input gain, the EF-P5 offers a broader range of attack and release times, providing faster and slower settings than traditional FET compressors.

The high-pass filter ensures a more controlled, defined response without compromising tonal balance, while the mix control blends compressed and dry signals for a more dynamic sound. The compression on/off foot switch lets you bypass compression, and the gain boost switch adds an extra 20dB of input gain.

The EF-P5 is built for versatility and is designed to work seamlessly between the studio and a pedalboard. Featuring both balanced and unbalanced outputs, along with configurable footswitches to enable personalised start-up settings, the EF-P5 is simple to integrate into any setup.

Specifications

  • Signal Path: 100% Analogue
  • Bypass: Buffered
  • Footswitch: Soft Switching
  • Power: 9v Centre-Negative
  • Current: 350mA
  • Input Impedance: TS – 1 M ohm, XLR 10 K ohm
  • Output Impedance: TS – 600 ohm, XLR – 600 ohms

About the manufacturer

Echo Fix

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