Happy to show my demo of this thing 
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Oups I did it wrong I wanted to add this too the already existing thread sorry 
super cool demo and device, sounds pretty good with massive squash, is that analog or digital?
Shipped from 22nd of October. 399ā¬
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oh itās out, answers my questions tooā¦ 400 euro for stereo analog compressor with parallel option, not badā¦ not bad at all
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Fully analog stereo compressor
yep, Iāve seen it and read the docs, pretty cool one, I just didnāt understand one part:
The Press compressor operates over an audio frequency range of 20Hz to 20kHz which is the
typical range for the human ear.
so it cuts under 20 and above 20k hz? or only responds to that range?
Looks great. Pretty fair price, IMO. Nice to have such hands on control. If I donāt already have a Boum, Iād be all over this.
Key sentence: Ā»A filter is used to remove certain frequencies in the audio input to the detection circuit to ensure that only the desired audio ranges trigger the gain reduction.Ā«
Not entirely clear though, if this relates to the sidechain input only.
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Reserved at my local store. This should be interesting for Live purposes.
I omitted the rest because the rest obviously talking about the sidechain part, but the first part looks like it cuts the signal, which is not ideal. it could be that the whole paragraph is about the sidechain, then itās ok, but just didnāt seem clear to me
Full disclosure: Polyend sent this one along to check out, so I only paid taxes and duty. So take my praise with whatever grain of salt youād like.
But honestly, this is the hardware compressor Iāve long wanted. It gives me all the control/parameters I want, plus it has filtered sidechaining. Basically it allows me to do on the table what Iāve only been able to do in the box using plug-ins.
Super sturdy build. Completely analog, so no bugs haha. Stereo in/out on stereo jacks (wish it was stereo on 2x2 mono jacks, but not a huge deal). Lowest noise floor Iāve ever had from a pedal, especially a compressor, basically as quiet as you can get for noise, which is really impressive. Very transparent compression (meaning itās hard to appreciate what itās doing on audio examples), so not a ācolour compressorā but a more versatile tool. All the parameters I use in the box but on a pedal; Iāve never had hardware compression with all these controls. Sidechaining works really well, and best of all, you can feed it the whole drum signal and then filter down the sidechain input so only part of it (usually kick) is triggering the compression. Overall, not at all sexy in its function, but an extremely useful tool that sounds excellent, and great piece of hardware.
If Polyend hadnāt sent it to me, Iād certainly have bought it. The Boum is still great for colour, but this is the tool Iāve long needed.
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Thinking of pairing this with my analog heat to get a dialed in sidechain i feel like Iāve never been able to get it exactly how I like it with the heat and itās āsidechain filterā
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Really digging this but just wish it had a headphone jack.
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Iām sceptical about having a high headroom on a 9V PSU, I think Iād prefer a FMR Audio RNC 1773ā¦
[Edit] I just realize there are 12V DC and 9V AC RNCs
Came across an extensive written review for the Press. If anyone in here has personal insights with it, would love to hear more!
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Same!
Iām debating if k should get one and if this is the one or Chase Bliss Clean is better or OTO Baum. So would love to hear a comparison 