Darkglass has made it their mission to combine analog expertise and signature sound with cutting-edge, digital technologies -- not to replace, but to enhance the sonic possibilities and intuitiveness of the next generation of Darkglass products.

The Darkglass Hyper Luminal Hybrid Compressor Pedal embodies this like no other pedal in the industry: by digitally modeling the side-chain circuits in some of the most legendary compressors in history, Darkglass was able to capture their essence and characteristic behavior while keeping a completely analog signal path.

The Hyper Luminal Compressor ships with 3 selectable models (more to be added)

- BUS: Modeled after the Solid State Logic Bus Compressor
- FET: Inspired by the legendary 1176
- SYM: The Darkglass Super Symmetry, modeled in the digital realm

But that is not all! Instead of using mechanical switches (because let's face it, switches are boring), to select the compression Ratio and Mode, Darkglass implemented touch-through-metal sensors.

The sensors in the Hyper Luminal Compressor detect when and where the chassis is touched and changes parameters accordingly: this technology not only provides a very new, intimate and pleasant user experience, setting it apart from any other pedal in the market, but it does so while operating with extreme consistency and, unlike mechanical switches, it is virtually unbreakable.