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08-29-2008, 11:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 37° 47' N 122° 24' W | | | Demeter Opto Comp Question
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Just got one. It's awesome, but I find with higher comp settings, maybe around 2oc and higher, that if I hold a note, after a second or so, the volume increases. Is that because the release time is fairly short, and it causes the volume to bloom back up? I don't really use it at such high settings, but I'm curious if this is normal for the demeter. Cheers!
Last edited by McThumpin : 08-29-2008 at 11:37 PM.
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08-29-2008, 11:11 PM
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EXAR pedals rep for North & Central America | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | | That is a normal action for any compressor. How much it's audible/noticeable will depend on the strength of the input signal relative to the threshold, as well as the ratio. |
08-29-2008, 11:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 37° 47' N 122° 24' W | | | Hmmm. I've never experienced it before to this extent. It's very noticable with the Demeter. I have a Aphex 651, an Ashly SC50, Dyna Comp... I guess comparing it to the dyna comp, which has the same "controls" as the Demeter, the DC's release is smooth, at all settings. What would I do to not get that volume bloom on the Demeter? |
08-29-2008, 11:36 PM
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EXAR pedals rep for North & Central America | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | | Adjust the level of the signal going into the pedal. The Aphex and Ashly have input level and/or threshold controls, so you would have set them optimally for your needs; and the Dynacomp has a fixed threshold which just randomly/coincidentally happens to be the right level for you not to hear the compression releasing (given the same input signal). The Demeter's fixed threshold is at a different level.
Last edited by bongomania : 08-30-2008 at 12:52 AM.
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08-30-2008, 12:18 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 37° 47' N 122° 24' W | | | Alright, thanks. With the Demeter, I'm also noticing some static behind the note at higher compression. And I'm not really driving it very hard. Is that normal?
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08-30-2008, 12:55 AM
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EXAR pedals rep for North & Central America | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | | No, not IME. However a few others have experienced some noise, which I can only chalk up to different rigs/basses etc. |
08-30-2008, 01:16 AM
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Endorsing Artist: SWR Amplifiers | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia | | | The more you compress, assuming you make up the gain with a volume boost, the more static you'll hear as a result of the volume boost. That's normal. Compressors turn loud things down and we tend to then turn everything up to compensate... this is why a lot of 80s compressors had noise gates built in. Does the hiss go away during a loud note? Probably! You might just want to use less compression.
Remember, don't compress so much that you can no longer play a line that has any dynamics. You're better off playing evenly than playing badly and expecting a 'talent booster' pedal to even things out for you! |
08-30-2008, 01:17 AM
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EXAR pedals rep for North & Central America | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | |  Assume much? |
08-30-2008, 01:48 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Berkeley, CA | | | Isn't there a trim pot on the Opto Comp that lets you adjust input gain? |
08-30-2008, 02:05 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 37° 47' N 122° 24' W | | | Yes, there is.
I don't usually use a lot of compression, I'm just trying to get to know this pedal.
Last edited by McThumpin : 08-30-2008 at 02:11 AM.
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