Drawmer FC-1 500 Series FET Compressor

Drawmer FC-1 500 Series FET Compressor

The FC1 brings fully featured FET compression to the Drawmer 500 series range. With a complete control set and advanced shaping tools, it delivers the precision, flexibility, and character you'd expect from a full Drawmer rack-mount unit in a single 500 series slot.

Based on the FET design of our 1970s range, the FC1 delivers soft-knee feedback compression with a fast, responsive character that's perfect for controlling transients, adding punch, attitude and aggression, and bringing sources forward in the mix.

It excels on drums, electric guitars, and energetic vocals where impact, presence, and immediacy are essential.

Total Control
Uncommon in a 500 series compressor, the FC1 offers a comprehensive control set:

• 21-position precision detented controls for accurate, repeatable settings
  
• Input and Output gain, plus Threshold, Ratio, Attack and Release controls
  
• Wet/Dry mix control for parallel compression
  
• PGM mode introduces a second, slower release time that adapts to the programme material above the threshold, reducing pumping and unnatural artefacts during heavy compression
  
• Comprehensive metering with Gain Reduction, plus switchable Input or Output level on the VU meter
  
• Hard-wire bypass connects the input directly to the output for completely transparent bypass operation