Mirage Design
Philosophy
“A compressor should be felt but not heard!”
FX Engineering - Patent Pending
Qualities
Transparency
– There are no audible artificial sonic
anomalies, imposed on
the
musical program. i.e., audible attack and release mechanics. You may
ask yourself: “Is it on?”
Musical – The tonality of the
processed music is very natural
and pleasing to the discerning ear.
Compression visual indicator brightens
dynamically as compression is sensed.
Studio Quality in a simple-to-use
pedal.
Tough, Durable and “road
ready”.
True Bypass Switching
$199
Performance
Points Pick
Attack – The Mirage attack time is less than half a
millisecond. That translates to one half cycle of the highest note on a
24 fret guitar. The attack begins clamping at the moment the pick makes
contact with the string. Totally inaudible attack time! The compression
control is so fast it will follow the contour of the envelope hunting
for dynamic transients. This allows the natural harmonics to be drawn
to the surface of the tone while limiting any transient spikes.
Attack knee – The Mirage compression
follows the natural envelope of the musical source. No soft knee is
needed to compensate for poor attack time.
Sustain/Release – The Mirage provides
smooth sustain through the release without the artificial sounding
aggressive gain compensation as many compressors use. As the musical
note fades, the Mirage “reads” the envelope and
contours the release smoothly.
Coloration and Transparency – Is it on?
The Mirage linearity is virtually flat <1db variation from 20 Hz
to 8 kHz. There is no induced coloration, distortion, hair, fuzz, or EQ
to the signal. The Mirage transparency is such that it will also work
well with acoustic instruments guitars, mandolins etc. Acoustic sparkle
is actually enhanced!
Keep it Simple! - All FX Engineering pedals have the
KISS philosophy. Set the Mirage controls to 12:00 and Play!
Design
Philosophy