# Fuzzpilz Oppressor

Oppressor is a compressor/gate/thingy.

Parameter | Explanation
--- | ---
Track Mode | Whether the signal is to be passed through all the tracks at once (parallel) or one after the other (series).
Level L/R | Where to get the level for the left/right channel: the normal input or an aux channel.
Pregain | Preamp gain.
Output | Oppressor can output either the processed signal or its level; the latter is useful in combination with a ringmod.

Mode

- Compress/limit - the signal is attenuated if its level is above the threshold.
- Gate - the signal is attenuated if its level is below the threshold.
- Unlevel - The signal's level is set to 0 dB if it's above the threshold.

Level | Oppressor can react logarithmically (usually better) or linearly. The difference should be quite clear when looking at the graph.
Threshold | Threshold level.
Ratio | Compression/gating ratio. Has no effect in unlevel mode.
Attack | How quickly Oppressor reacts to increases in the input level.
Decay | How quickly Oppressor reacts to decreases in the input level.
Knee | Higher values generally result in a smoother response.
Knee type | Oppressor knows various ways of applying the knee value.
Postgain | Postamp gain.

For easier fun, Oppressor has a builtin magic level response graph thingy. Right click on it in the machine view and click "Show" to see it.