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OL-2

The rear panel

Press Rear panel under the faceplate to turn OL-2 round. Everything you set once lives here; press Front panel to come back.

The OL-2 rear panel, with GUI size buttons along the top and the setup knobs and switches below, each with a short note
Fig. 2

The rear panel: GUI size along the top, then the setup controls, each with a short note of what it does.

Control Range What it does
Input Trim −24 to +24 dB Level into OL-2. More in means more levelling and more colour.
Output Trim −24 to +24 dB Level after everything else, for staging into the next plugin.
Colour 0 to 100 More warmth and grit, from none to plenty. 0 is the clean, stock sound.
Auto Gain on · off Holds your level steady as you turn it up.
Mix 0 to 100% Blend in the dry signal for parallel levelling.
Stereo Link linked · dual mono Level both sides together, or each on its own.
Stereo Balance −3 to +3 dB Trim left against right.
Input Calibration −24 to −10 dBFS Match your session’s level to where OL-2 sounds best. The default, −18 dBFS, suits most sessions.
HF Emphasis 0 to 100 Levels bright, edgy sounds a little harder. 0 is flat.
GUI size 75 to 200% The size of the OL-2 window.