Line 6 Constrictor

Product details

Give your favorite tone a major squeeze with the new ToneCore Constrictor.

Compressor Dynamics Model Switch
This switch reconfigures the virtual circuitry inside Constrictor to give you three distinctly different "flavours":

• Compact: is based on vintage stompbox compressors from the '70s and gives you a slight mid frequency boost. The virtual circuitry of the Constrictor is automatically reconfigured to run a 37:1 compression ratio, 10ms fast attack and 295ms slow release time when this model is run.
• Squeeze: gives you '80s stompbox-style compression with a pleasant treble boost. It runs a 19:1 comprssion ratio, 31ms slow attack and 98ms fast realease time.
• Mellow: model is the place to be when you are in the mood for a classic tube compressor sound, with a nice, flat frequency response. It has got 3:1 compression ratio, 10ms fast attack and 82ms fast release time.

Level
This sets the output level. Higher level will hit the amp or effect fed by the compressor with more signa level, giving you more volume.

Gate
With this knob at minimum (fully counter-clockwise) the noise gate is off. Turn up a bit to low settings, and the gate should be appropriate. Use high settings when there is more noise to tame, or you want to aggressively clamp to silence at the end of notes or chords.

Sustain
Set this at minimum to even out the difference between your loud and quiet playing a bit, without changing sustain too much. Or max it out to bring pretty much everything to the same level, with super sustain.