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DryBell Musical Electronic Laboratory

Orange Flavored Compression

I N T R O D U C T I O N

Thank

you

for purchasing the Module 4 pedal from

The Module 4 is our highly versatile take on a classic vintage compressor

- Dan Armstrong's Orange Squeezer from the '70s. It's an analog

compressor engineered with the highest precision to achieve versatility,

low noise, expanded headroom and sound resolution, while keeping

Armstrong's magic inside the pedal. You can choose between two

flavors - 'Orange' & 'Full Frequency range'. Orange brings a warm,

vintage sound and feel while 'Full Frequency range' brings a more

modern, brighter, clearer tone. A burst of inspiration is guaranteed. The

pedal is equipped with several usable, unique, colorful and cool options,

all packed into our new enclosure line - Enjoy!

ORANGE (pushbutton switch with orange LED) 1

Enables/disables the ORANGE mode - an original, dynamic input

impedance which

is controlled by the player's pick attack ou can feel

this warm dynamic tone response while playing. It gives you the unique

feel and tone of the classic design which can only be heard if you're not

using active pickups or any type of buffer in front. When the ORANGE

mode is off, Module 4 becomes a Full Frequency range compressor. For

secondary functions of the Orange button, see the SWITCH ACTIONS

section below.

PREAMP (knob) 2

Controls the input gain of (any) instrument. This ensures that you can

use various low or high output pickups, single coils or humbuckers. It

drives the compressor stage so you can easily adjust the amount of

compression to your needs. Dot mark indicates unity gain (0 dB).

ATTACK (knob) 3

Controls the reaction time of the compressor, meaning how long it takes

for the unit to start compressing. The Attack is one of the essential

controls for retaining the initial pick attack, especially with humbuckers

or hotter pickups. Set the ATTACK knob CCW for faster (F) or CW for

slower (S) reaction times.

RELEASE (knob) 4

Controls the time before the unit releases or stops compression. It

shapes the sustain, adapting compression dynamic to the playing style.

During the natural fade out of the input guitar signal, the compressor

automatically increases its gain to maintain the volume. The rate at

which the compressor will do this is controlled by the Release control.

Set the RELEASE knob CCW for faster (F) or CW for slower (S) release

times, adjusting this gives the sustain a wide variaty of character.

BLEND (knob) 5

Sets

the mix of dry

and

compressed signals. You can balance the tone

with this smooth parallel compression circuit, while retaining pick

attack dynamics. Turn the BLEND knob fully CCW for clean, fully CW for

100% compressed signal or any desired Ratio in between.

TONE (knob) 6

Controls the

overall

high frequency spectrum of

response

is at 12

:30

o'clock

control is tweaked just to the right frequencies, for a wide spectrum of

usage on any guitar or any amp.

OUTPUT (knob) 7

Controls the output volume

acts as a high headroom and distortion free clean Boost, thanks to the

high internal power supply voltage. It's useful for pushing your amp

harder and adding even more sustain to your tone. Turned fully CW, the

gain is

dB or can be reduced up to 7dB turned fully CCW. Unity gain

zone (0dB) is approx. at 1 o'clock.

DryBell, Croatia.

. Y

the unit Flat tone

(dot mark on the silkscreen).

(make-up gain)

the compressor

DOT MARKS (on the silkscreen around knobs 8 )

n the pedal's front panel you will find

When the control knobs are set to those dot marks and the ORANGE

button is ON, Module 4 faithfully provides all the tonal flavors of the

original Also, those dots are a great starting point to explore the

Module 4's various possibilities.

BYPASS SYSTEM (footswitch, LED) 9,10

Each time you press the footswitch the effect is turned ON or OFF. The

Module 4

has

button to select true or buffered bypass mode (see the SWITCH

ACTIONS section below for more details).

One additional feature of the buffered bypass mode is that the ORANGE

button can also work when the pedal is turned off. In this case, the

buffered bypass reacts like the Orange Squeezer's Front-end, keeping

the bypass EQ very similar to the EQ when the pedal is active. You will

find it helpful for resolving certain pedalboard buffer EQ issues, when

using various pedals in the chain.

EXPANDER option, disabled by default

(

When enabled, the EXPANDER's fade operation automatically

attenuates incoming background noise when you mute strings or vice

versa. Also, you can choose between slow (default) or fast expander

fade operation settings. A turquoise LED indicates active Expander. See

the SWITCH ACTIONS section below for more details.

COMPRESSION LEVEL METER LED) 10

The included 3-color compression level meter gives you a nice visual

representation of gain reduction

indicates active Module 4. When a signal appears, it lights up green,

then fades-to-orange for moderate compression, and the color changes

to red with hotter signals showing that you are getting the strongest

compression. Also, when you mute the strings you can see the

compressor release reaction in red.

LOW END CUT option, enabled by default

The LOW END cut feature allows you to keep or remove certain low-end

frequencies. Explore this option if you are a bass player or if you want to

hear the original full low end response of the Orange Squeezer. See the

switch actions section below for more details.

SWITCH ACTIONS:

Press once shortly:

FOOTSWITCH - engage/bypass the pedal

ORANGE - toggle between 'Orange' or 'Full Frequency

range' compressor modes

(glowing orange button indicates 'Orange' mode)

Hold for 2 secs:

FOOTSWITCH - engage/disengage Expander

(glowing turquoise LED indicates working Expander)

ORANGE - toggle between True bypass (TB) and Buffered

bypass mode

Note: True bypass enabled - LED flashes green 3x

Buffered bypass enabled - LED flashes red 2x

Note: The 'Orange' button also works in buffered bypass when the

pedal is turned off. In that case, the buffered bypass reacts

like the Orange Squeezer's Front-end, keeping the bypass

The TONE

EQ very similar to the EQ when the pedal is active.

Tap 5x fast:

FOOTSWITCH - enable/disable LOW END cut

ORANGE - toggle Expander fade in/out reaction time

. It

also

between fast or slow

Note: LOW END cut enabled - LED flashes green 3x

LOW END cut disabled - LED flashes red 2x

FAST EXPANDER - LED flashes green 3x

SLOW EXPANDER - LED flashes red 2x

DryBell

Module 4, User's manual, rev.1.0, 10/2022

the

dot marks around the knobs

true and buffered

bypass

options Hold the ORANGE

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and input signal level A white LED

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