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#245
I picked up the etched boxes from Fromel today. They turned out excellent!

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#251
Nv_D_SlapnPop said:
spence the compressors look absolutely sick and i'm in the market for one at the moment. can it do squish? is it modelled after a particular unit?
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It's my own design, not modeled after any compressor that I know of. I have a lot of experience working with rackmount studio compressors - LA-2A's, 1176's, Chandlers, API's - and I wanted something that I could use in the studio that gave me a different flavor. I actually prefer it to an 1176 on bass because the ratio control goes down to 1:1. I definitely designed it with lower ratios in mind, but it'll squash pretty hard depending on what value pot I use for the ratio control. Right now I have it set at like a 10:1 max. It's not really designed for limiting, more for envelope-shaping compression.
 
#252
Spencer! said:
It's my own design, not modeled after any compressor that I know of. I have a lot of experience working with rackmount studio compressors - LA-2A's, 1176's, Chandlers, API's - and I wanted something that I could use in the studio that gave me a different flavor. I actually prefer it to an 1176 on bass because the ratio control goes down to 1:1. I definitely designed it with lower ratios in mind, but it'll squash pretty hard depending on what value pot I use for the ratio control. Right now I have it set at like a 10:1 max. It's not really designed for limiting, more for envelope-shaping compression.
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Good Grief!:eek:
This is the first compressor I've ever actually had G.A.S for!!!
 
#253
tigerbass said:
Good Grief!:eek:
This is the first compressor I've ever actually had G.A.S for!!!
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I hear you - I've never really been pedal compressor user myself. The kind of compression I like on bass is a really low ratio (around 2:1 or 3:1) with a slow attack. It makes everything really punchy.


Oh, and the compressor will be the first pedal to use my new relay bypass system. It's quieter than a standard bypass and it uses a soft-touch switch.
 
#257
Hmm. Maybe it's time to finally give a Proton a try. Those enclosures do look nice. Not sure though... my GR1/GR2 are still the king of the filter heap (for me), but it'd be nice to free up a little board space on my Pedaltrain Mini.

Curiosity question: how did you decide on THAT name for the compressor? Is there a story behind it? I don't think "Compressor" when I see it... I can't help myself from thinking "1337 kid in the basement playing Warcraft." lol

Just curious Spencer! ;)

5sg.

(I was never a Warcraft player, but I'm familiar with "'leet' speak." For those who aren't, here are some Urban Dictionary links for you :p)

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#258
fivestringgecko said:
Curiosity question: how did you decide on THAT name for the compressor? Is there a story behind it? I don't think "Compressor" when I see it... I can't help myself from thinking "1337 kid in the basement playing Warcraft." lol
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Some friends of mine had a band in high school called PWNZOR, and the name stuck with me. It pwns your tone!
 
#260
Spencer! said:
I hear you - I've never really been pedal compressor user myself. The kind of compression I like on bass is a really low ratio (around 2:1 or 3:1) with a slow attack. It makes everything really punchy.


Oh, and the compressor will be the first pedal to use my new relay bypass system. It's quieter than a standard bypass and it uses a soft-touch switch.
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I'm exactly with you on the low ratio. I currently use a DBX 166a rackmount, but I'm not in love with it.

Hmmmmmmmm:confused::help::D
 

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