paging bongomania - new compressor alert

[sonic assassin]

MI effects. looks promising feature-wise. of course it was only demoed on guitar, but it has attack and release times as well as a gate (i think they are finally realizing that some musicians are gear nerds and KNOW wth they are talking about ).

http://www.mieffects.com/CP.htm

[phatbass]

But they still seem to think we'll be puzzled and a bit scared if they call the Threshold control "Threshold".

I assume that's the one that they've labelled "Sustain"...

Yes; I'm pedantic but FOR ****'S SAKE WHY CAN'T MANUFACTURERS CALL THE FREAKIN' THRESHOLD CONTROL "THRESHOLD"!!!!!!

[sonic assassin]

agreed.. but as much as they are going to put good features on there, they still have to appeal to idiots.

hell.. boss calls it a compression sustainer.. apparently thats what they want us to think compressors do.

[Devo-lution]

If you would put it in percentages... How many musicians do know how pedals work and what they stand for? I guess those names are come up with by some kind of marketing sector.

[Swift713]

The Sustain knob may be Ratio since there's an input level. It's seems a bit redundant to have input and threshold. But yeah, if I can learn what the knobs on a compressor do pretty much any guitard should be able to.

[bongomania]

I spoke with MI Audio about this pedal months ago and they told me it is not really suitable for bass. They are considering making a bass version, but they haven't committed to it yet.

[Moe45673]

Originally Posted by phatbass

Yes; I'm pedantic but FOR ****'S SAKE WHY CAN'T MANUFACTURERS CALL THE FREAKIN' THRESHOLD CONTROL "THRESHOLD"!!!!!!

Feel better?

[phatbass]

Originally Posted by Moe45673

Feel better?

That's one of the reasons I bought one...

[Moe45673]

Ha! Who says gearsnobs don't buy pedals for no good reason?

[liquid sunshine]

i don't know why people think they need more sustain. how long are they holding a note anyway

[Explorer]

Er... I understand not wanting something for oneself which another might find useful, but it's a complete failure of imagination to completely rule out someone else wanting something different from one's own desires. Just because this is TalkBass doesn't mean that everything has to be built to the lowest common denominator. *chuckle*

Thank goodness most effect builders are able to go that extra distance and put themselves in other people's shoes. That's why there vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and other ice cream flavors, and the equivalent in pedals as well.

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The longest held note I remember was the incredibly effective note from Danny Gatton's take on "Melancholy Serenade," which went from a half step below to the eventual goal with vibrato, and lasted about 9 seconds. I know some may feel that has no value, but it was worth buying the CD for me.

[sonic assassin]

Originally Posted by bongomania

I spoke with MI Audio about this pedal months ago and they told me it is not really suitable for bass. They are considering making a bass version, but they haven't committed to it yet.

that clears that up. thanks bongo