Soul preacher Attack mod???

[Gila_Crisis]

i just built a Soul Preacher compressor, following MarkM layout and works really well.
now i was just wondering, is it possible to add a pot or a switch to control the attack of the compression?

[Gila_Crisis]

up up, do someone have an idea??
here's the schem:

[markm]

This circuit is very similar to the Orange Squeezer, perhaps Mark Hammer can shed some light?

[Mark Hammer]

Well it isn't THAT similar, but I would guess that the 10uf cap off pin 5 has much to do with the time constant of the sidechain circuit.  If you want "faster" try making that cap "smaller".  Consider either 3u3 or 2u2 as your first experiment.

On the other hand, the 1uf cap just before the FET does come after the rectification so perhaps the key lies in either that cap value or the 4M7 parallel resistor.

[Gila_Crisis]

Well it isn't THAT similar, but I would guess that the 10uf cap off pin 5 has much to do with the time constant of the sidechain circuit.  If you want "faster" try making that cap "smaller".  Consider either 3u3 or 2u2 as your first experiment.

ok i'll try this, thank you. and what about playing with the 1M res before the FET?

[Mark Hammer]

ok i'll try this, thank you. and what about playing with the 1M res before the FET?

That will have an impact on the current reaching the gate, but not the rate at which it does so.