Preamp/Booster before or after Compressor?

lowendpurveyor · #1 08-10-2010, 10:10 PM

I've got a Xotic Tri-Logic Bass Preamp and was wondering whether to put it before or after my Aphex Punch Factory Compressor. Thanks for any advice.

Swift713 · #2 08-10-2010, 10:15 PM

try it both ways and see what you like better.

Eric! · #3 08-10-2010, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Swift713

try it both ways and see what you like better.

Giggity.

boost a compressed signal or compress a boosted signal?

lowendpurveyor · #4 08-10-2010, 10:24 PM

What's the most common order for those that have a boost and a compressor? I would think boosting a compressed signal makes more sense because the output is more even to begin with. Any takers?

Darkglass · #5 08-10-2010, 10:27 PM

Compressors are usually among the first effects on the chain... is certainly more common to boost the compressed signal, but not mandatory!
I at least always put the compressor first.

Regards

Doug.

Swift713 · #6 08-10-2010, 10:31 PM

I don't have a booster but I have my overdrive in front of my compressor. The comp changes the character of the od, makes it a bit tighter. The other way around doesn't do much for me.

Eric! · #7 08-10-2010, 10:35 PM

Depends on the compressor! I've never played an Aphex, so dunno

Darkglass · #8 08-10-2010, 10:36 PM

Yeah, depends on the compressor, and the other pedals... at the end, like many things, is a matter of taste!