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Originally Posted by thenoiseflower 
hey nathan, have you been able to test the essence as a buss comp? or how about drum rooms (will it destroy signal  ) |
It hasn't shipped yet, but is in the very last stages before production so I haven't had the chance to test it (I'll be pulling SN 001, 002 for my own rack to go next to the Buzz Elixir preamps). However, the actual envelope of the compression is supposed to be identical to the already existing SOC1.1 which I have used a lot. So if you do a search on that product, you'll find applications to be similar (although the Essence should have more coloration based on the topology).
Tim Farrant predicts mid Sept for it to ship from NZ, there is always the chance it might be delayed a few weeks for final tweeking (or if something as simple as screenprinting gets messed up by the screenprinter). As far as destroying signal, haven't met an Opto comp that does that really, they are usually more natural and gentle than that.
That's usually what FET or VCA comps are for.