Walrus Audio Highpoint Optical Compressor

The Highpoint is an all-analog optical compressor for people who actually care what their compression sounds like. It’ll do the polite, transparent “is it even on?” thing—but it can also clamp down, add sustain for days, and make your playing feel way more expensive than it probably is. You get full control over threshold, ratio, attack, release, blend, and makeup gain, plus a legit VU meter so you can stop pretending your ears are perfectly calibrated. It’s smooth, musical, and doesn’t suck the life out of your tone—basically everything you wish your old compressor did. https://www.walrusaudio.com/ All backing tracks written, performed, mixed & mastered by Ryan Plewacki unless otherwise noted. Guitars: Aluminati Nebula DX: https://bit.ly/ALUMINATI Partscaster: https://bit.ly/ALUMINATI & http://bit.ly/SEUFGUITARS Heritage Guitars - H-535: http://bit.ly/HERITAGEGUITARS Seuf Guitars OH-19: http://bit.ly/SEUFGUITARS Amp: Benson Amps Monarch Reverb +: http://bit.ly/BENSONAMPS Additional Effects: Line 6 DL4 MKII: https://www.zzounds.com/a--3979288/item--LINDL4MKII Recording Rig: Universal Audio Apollo X16 https://www.zzounds.com/a--3979288/item--UADAPX16?siid=289834 Manley Force https://www.zzounds.com/a--3979288/item--MANMFRC?siid=190637 Universal Audio 4-710d https://www.zzounds.com/a--3979288/item--UAD4710D?siid=97446 Golden Age Pre-73 https://www.zzounds.com/a--3979288/item--GOAPRE73MK3?siid=178055 Warm Audio EQP-WA https://www.zzounds.com/a--3979288/item--WAUEQPWA?siid=173478 Tech 21 SansAmp RBI https://www.tech21nyc.com/products/sansamp/rbi/ Drawmer DL241 https://www.drawmer.com Vintage DBX 160A (pair) Yamaha HS7 Monitors https://www.zzounds.com/a--3979288/item--YAMHS7?siid=124831 Guitar Amp Mics: AKG C 414 XLS https://www.zzounds.com/a--3979288/item--AKGC414XLS?siid=89272 Cascade Fathead https://www.cascademicrophones.com Avantone CV-12 (room mic) https://www.zzounds.com/a--3979288/item--AVNCV12?siid=92485 Vocal Mic: Sennheiser MKH 416 https://www.zzounds.com/a--3979288/item--SENMKH416?siid=261294 0:00 Intro 0:49 In the Mix 2:32 Gear Selection 2:54 Highpoint Raw Demo 8:39 Highpoint & Bass 10:21 Closing Thoughts #demosinthedark #walrusaudio #guitar