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That does help.
Having the RNC just before the Heat also helps a lot.
There is a setting for using Heat as a pseudo compressor, detailed in the manual (page 29 - Section 8.2):

8.2 PSEUDO-COMPRESSION

You can use the Analog Heat MKII to emulate a compressor and/or expander by using the Envelope Generator. This is useful if you want to add some extra pump to drums, or to liven up a flat sound. In this example, you should use a highly dynamic sound source, with sharp transients, such as drums.

  1. Select the CLEAN BOOST circuit and disable the filter by pressing both [FILTER TYPE] keys at the same time. All filter type LEDs should be turned o .
  2. Connect your sound source to the Analog Heat MKII and make sure that the volume of the sound source is as strong as possible.
  3. Make sure the input level is correctly set. For more information, please see “3.2 SETTING THE INPUT SENSITIVITY LEVEL” on page 10.
  4. Start by setting DRIVE to 0, WET LEVEL to 127, and DRY/WET to 127.
  5. Press the [AMP] key to access AMP PAGE, and set VOL to 127.
  6. Press the [ENV] key to access ENVELOPE PAGE 1, and set MODE to AD. Adjust the MODE (AD) parameter until you clearly see the incoming signal in the TRIG meter. You should see the peaks and dips of the incoming signal, retaining as much as possible of dynamics of the signal.
  7. Lower the TRIG value until you see the trigger icon blink in the upper right corner of the screen. Make sure it triggers mainly from the strongest peaks of the incoming sound.
  8. Set ATK to 48, and REL to 72.
  9. Press [ENV] a second time to access ENVELOPE PAGE 2 and change DEST1 to PRESET VOL and DEPTH1 to -72.

You should now hear a very dynamic ducking e ect with pretty sharp transients. You can change VOL, ATK, REL, and DEPTH1 to achieve di erent compression e ects.

If you change VOL to 80 and apply positive modulation (DEPTH1), you expand the signal instead of compress it.

Bonus: Adding LFO

  1. Press the [LFO] key to access LFO PAGE 1.
  2. Set WAVE to SQR, SPEED to 1, and MULT to x1.
  3. Press the [LFO] key again to access LFO PAGE 2.
  4. Set DEST1 to PRESET VOL, MODE to TRI, and FADE to 40.
  5. Apply positive modulation from DEPTH1 for even louder transients.

Note that DEPTH1 on ENVELOPE PAGE 2 need to be lowered to make room for the LFO modulation.

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