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garyinboston
Copper Member
USA
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 Posted - 02/04/2009 : 03:06:39
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Hey There,
A couple of weeks ago this site helped me fix my Boss Compressor. At the end of the thread somebody asked me to go use it and report on the fave settings.
So I plugged it in and all though I'd used it for a while I thought I'd see what really worked.
At first it was the same settings. This compressor behaves like any other or perhaps a bit more resposive then say the MXR or others. These seem to always be the same. The Boss on the other hand works better when there is more to compress. By that I mean if you give the compressor more to...... compress it had and gave more dynamics. touch sensitivity etc. It had reserve, more horse power you could feel the powe. This was acheived by simply cranking the amp up. You could feel the power lurking under the hood waiting to be used . This could be further enhanced by governing things with the volume knob on the guitar as well.
I'm sure this might all a well traveled road to some folks here but none the less I thought I'd share my experience.
Gary |
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moonmarkcus
Silver Member
Nicaragua
224 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2009 : 00:40:39
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OK, thanks for your knowledge and experience  |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2009 : 01:57:15
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
1185 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2009 : 05:36:10
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THE? I don't constrain myself to just ONE Boss compressor, my friend!
..I have far too many.. |
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starr36
Platinum Member
Canada
1172 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2009 : 06:44:15
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| i find i limit myself to boss pedals too. |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2009 : 06:56:47
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Hi garyinboston
I'm glad to hear it's all working out for you.
Regards Dr. Bob  |
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MullyFX
Gold Member
Germany
753 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2009 : 10:00:47
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glad it's working again... however a compressor giving you more dynamics is like a distortion pedal giving you a cleaner tone.
a sound is dynamic if it has super quiet parts and super loud parts and a compressor is design to turn down the volume of the loudest parts so that the whole signal can be turned up and the quiet parts will become louder. The difference between quiet and loud isn't that big anymore - and the signal is less dynamic.
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moonmarkcus
Silver Member
Nicaragua
224 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2009 : 21:42:19
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| Im with mully, signal after compresor must be "normalized", so isnt dinamic, because it is supposed to produce a equal signal for every string. |
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MullyFX
Gold Member
Germany
753 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2009 : 12:52:28
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sorry to disagree again... normalization is a process that doesn't change dynamics. It just assures that the loudest peak is at 0dB
so normalization does change the volume not the dynamics.
honestly - sorry for being a pedantic ass but I do think it's important to use those terms correctly - even if it's just for the sake of communicating |
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moonmarkcus
Silver Member
Nicaragua
224 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2009 : 15:48:00
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Dont worry About it, Mull, I like to learn, but I said normalize does not have a dynamic response, compressor reduce loud notes in order to have a almost same volume on every note...that's what i said "Im with you" 
Dont be afraid, you are making a real good job with your advices and knowledge...
OK,  Congratulations again to Gary , and thank to share fix process and happyness with us....nice job... Cheerssss  |
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MullyFX
Gold Member
Germany
753 Posts |
Posted - 02/19/2009 : 16:56:29
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Originally posted by moonmarkcus
Dont worry About it, Mull, I like to learn, but I said normalize does not have a dynamic response, compressor reduce loud notes in order to have a almost same volume on every note...that's what i said "Im with you"
Dont be afraid, you are making a real good job with your advices and knowledge...
OK, Congratulations again to Gary , and thank to share fix process and happyness with us....nice job... Cheerssss
reading your post again you are absolutely right..... sorry... sometimes I just assume instead of read slowly and carefully |
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Boss Compressor Phase II
