Darlene Compression

Compression is supposed to be a foundational tool you trust, not something you tolerate. Too often, compressors flatten feel, choke dynamics, and introduce hiss instead of clarity. Darlene was designed to perfect all that.

This is an ultra-quiet compressor designed around the idea that foundational effects should be flawless, dependable, and inspiring. They are the kind of tone tools you build a sound around. With purposeful simplicity and high-quality analog circuitry, Darlene gives you consistent shape, feel, and sustain across every note.

The voicing is intentionally neutral. No color, no smear. Just preserved dynamics with rich sustain, natural attack, and silent operation. Three controls give you everything you need and nothing you don’t: dial in your sustain, blend in your dry signal for articulation, and set your volume at unity or just past for a slight boost. Darlene runs on standard 9V or 18V for expanded headroom and slightly enhanced compression.

It’s smooth. It’s intuitive. It’s everything compression should be.

Features

• Exceptionally low-noise floor

• Selectable true/buffered bypass

• Silent soft-touch switching

• 100% analog signal path

• Standard +9V DC / +18V DC