TAPCO SQUEEZ SQ2 By Mackie

Don't be thrown by this little gems sleek looks and totally professional vibe, it is in fact a total piece of junk.

The TAPCO Squeez SQ2 (By Mackie) is easily the most disposable '2 Channel Compressor' I have ever laid my sweet sweet hands on. It comes fully outfitted with a built in gate full range compression and a "Air" knob (Just in case the hum this bad boy lets off needs a little inaudible sparkle).

The 'auto release' function works amazingly well, it automatically destroys any signal you put through it. (I am confident this is exactly what the manufacturer intended so this was a complete success on their part.)

The Gate: Where do I start? I can't say enough about the gate on this unit. The Threshold/on/off knob is crafted from the best plastic China threw away. When you slowly turn the knob up (Remember ever so slightly on these knobs, a little bit goes a long way with these hyper sensitive professional puppies.) You will go from zero gating, to pretty much dead silence within a micron of an inch, huge time saver for me really, if I don't track the audio, I don't have to mix the audio, and lucky you it has TWO of these bad boy time savers!

The extremely hard to read Yellow text over Black paint is amazing because I don't want anyone seeing my settings, including myself, I can't be trusted to keep all my pro secrets secret.

Overall its a fantastic conversation piece and is sure to bring in pro talent when you add this to your public gear list. I've pretty much stopped using my distressors because they are too easy to get a solid dynamic from.

Pros don't take shortcuts.

I picked mine up for free, but I'm sure if you really needed one of these gems you could get ripped off for a solid 30 bucks on ebay.