The Radial Engineering Komit Compressor Limiter simplifies the process of dynamic manipulation while expanding upon creative tone shaping. At one end is a super-clean compressor that delivers amazing results with a single knob control. At the other, an old-school diode bridge clipping limiter goes from vintage to nasty. The Komit provides high flexibility by integrating a series of automatic functions that are both musical and intuitive.
The design begins with an auto-detecting, feed-forward VCA that reads the incoming program material and reacts in real-time to the time constant. Set the 3-position attack-decay switch to slow for vocals, medium for instruments, and fast for percussion. As you increase the ratio, the Komit FlexKnee compression dynamically adjusts the pivot point, seamlessly transitioning from soft to hard knee for more natural results.
The Komit Clipper is designed to introduce personality to your recordings. The Clipper simulates the sound created by old-school diode bridge circuits from the early days of radio. These clip the input signal when they exceed the headroom. Ten settings are graduated from mild harmonic overload to extreme nasty.
To ensure absolute signal integrity, full-size discrete electronics are employed throughout, while the vintage-style Hammond broadcast transformers add extra warmth to the signal path. A variable level control provides gain make-up or can be used to drive the Clipper for added distortion. Dual ballistic VU metering makes it easy to simultaneously view compression and output while making adjustments. Designed for use with all 500 series racks, the Komit Compressor Limiter can be linked for full stereo operation. When used with the Radial Workhorse, the Omniport is assigned as a key input for frequency dependent compression, de-essing, ducking, or any number of dynamic manipulation effects. The Komit Compressor Limiter transcends the complex world of dynamic manipulation with the simplicity of a single dial control.
The Komit is a compressor that compliments a gold channel strip. Feed the microphone into a PowerPre, an EQ and the Komit can keep dynamics under control for more professional results.
Stereo Program
By linking 2 Komit Compressor Limiters together you can set it to stereo mode. And even though the 2 units will share the same time constant, independent compression retains the full stereo image.
Ducking
Use the key input (via the Omniport on the Workhorse) to automatically duck a guitar track (lower the level) when the vocalist begins to sing. Simply connect the TRS output from the PowerPre into the Omniport key input.
