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3Leaf Audio Club - Episode 2

#310
Spencer! said:
There won't be any more produced, so you'll have to find one of the 118 that I built. I might do another compressor next year if I have the time.
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Dammit, man! I wish you hadn't said that...

I've got an Empress that I'm pretty happy with, but I'm on the FEA Labs waiting list. However, if Spencer says he MIGHT do another compressor...:hyper::hyper:

I wonder if there's a Compressor Users Anonymous??
 
#314
Spencer! said:
There won't be any more produced, so you'll have to find one of the 118 that I built. I might do another compressor next year if I have the time.
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Interesting. Judging from all the shots of pedalboards I've seen it on in this here forum, they must have all sold "within the community". :-)

Love mine btw. Why did you discontinue it? Didn't like it anymore? Or has that question already been asked?
 
#316
moishelichtfuss said:
Love mine btw. Why did you discontinue it? Didn't like it anymore? Or has that question already been asked?
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1. I couldn't get them etched anymore.

2. It was expensive and difficult to build - each one required hand tweaking to get the response I wanted, and there were a few errors in the PCB that made it really annoying to build. It was the last through hole design before I switched over to SMD and it would have needed a total redesign anyway.

3. They didn't sell that well.

4. Nobody knows what a compressor is or how to use one.
 
#319
CTC564 said:
LOVE #4 and I sadly belong in that boat...any helpful hints for the use of the PWNZOR that I was lucky enough to nab a few months back in NYC?
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Well the most important thing is to ask yourself why you're using a compressor in the first place. I consider them to be primarily tone shaping devices, used to coax a different sound out of the bass. Whenever I hear players say they use a compressor to "even out" their dynamics, the result is usually pretty bad. A compressor isn't a substitute for good technique and it won't sound good if treated that way.
 
#320
Spencer! said:
Well the most important thing is to ask yourself why you're using a compressor in the first place. I consider them to be primarily tone shaping devices, used to coax a different sound out of the bass. Whenever I hear players say they use a compressor to "even out" their dynamics, the result is usually pretty bad. A compressor isn't a substitute for good technique and it won't sound good if treated that way.
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I only use compression with my solid state amp, which has a great clean sound, but it's just a bit on the sterile side and not very warm. I don't have the same issue with my tube amp, which already sounds somewhat compressed. Is that what you're talking about with evening out dynamics?

That solid state picks up everything. Perhaps when I improve my technique I won't have that issue as much.
 

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