I think it’s happened. More P-15’s are randomly made over SSDI’s on average I believe.
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I think it’s happened. More P-15’s are randomly made over SSDI’s on average I believe.
When I was obsessing over the SSDI and it sold out before I had the money together, I messaged him and he said to look for a used one because it was going to be a long time before he made any more.
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Happily trending in my own peculiar direction.
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Hey guys, I received the Omnicomp yesterday, and am having a hard time wrapping my head around it. Maybe you can help me out. The volume of my clean signal from the blend knob is increased when I turn up the gain knob. So if I have the blend knob fully counterclockwise, which should effectively bypass the compressor, the gain knob still increases it's volume.
I've used a lot of compressors, and this is different from any comp I've ever used before. Typically the gain knob only increases the volume of the compressed signal, not the clean signal. I feel like this kinda makes the blend knob useless, as the gain is typically used to make up the difference from the compressed signal and the clean signal.
I've used a lot of compressors, and this is different from any comp I've ever used before. Typically the gain knob only increases the volume of the compressed signal, not the clean signal. I feel like this kinda makes the blend knob useless, as the gain is typically used to make up the difference from the compressed signal and the clean signal.
I don't have an Omni but from reading the description on the website, the Gain knob sets the output volume. So if you're at full clean on the Blend, you're boosting your clean uncompressed tone when you up the Gain.
Just think of the gain as the final, output stage of the pedal. Dial in the blend, attack, release, etc. to your liking and then adjust the gain so it's at unity with your bypassed/clean tone if that's the desired outcome.
That last part of your post seems like you're overcomplicating the concept. Try using the blend 100% wet to start, dial in the compression type/amount you want with the other controls, and then roll some cleans in as needed if you feel like you want some uncompressed signal blended in for dynamics, attack, etc. Then, depending on your compression settings, the gain is just there to adjust overall output incase you want the compressor to produce a slight cut, boost, or unity gain, compared to your bypassed sound.
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@MuthaFunk posted some very detailed and informative thoughts on ways to go about finding good settings on a comp and get a feel for what it's doing to your signal. I would link them but I'm lazy..
That's kinda my problem though, if you blend in any clean, you can never make the compressed + clean signal at unity with your bypassed signal, because in trying to level match the compressed signal, you are also increasing the volume of the clean signal above unity level, so the end result will end up louder than your bypassed signal...
I don't remember the Cali76CB behaving like this, or the old Empress compressor, not sure about the new Empress bass comp?
Compression pedals aren't 1:1 (pardon the pun) with their studio counterparts. Studio compressors may have make up gain, and gain controls. Most compression pedals I know of do not have a make up gain control. I don't have an Omni, but I assume it's gain affects the overall signal, not make up.
A partially blended clean is not at unity gain, so can be boosted. Set the blend where you want, then adjust gain until you are at unity with clean. Haven’t had an issue so far.
I believe this to be true. I'm not having an issue matching the bypassed level with the effected level while blending in clean on my Omni. Pretty sure it is for overall signal.
I'm not sure what you mean by, "in trying to level match the compressed signal, you are also increasing the volume of the clean signal above unity level." You aren't using the gain to adjust the balance between the compressed and clean signals when the comp is on. The blend knob is doing that job - you just select the balance of clean/compressed that suits your needs. Then use the gain to match the overall level of the omnicomp to your bypassed level. **Misspoke on the lowest end of the gain knob. Sounds like it's around unity, but as you up the compression and need makeup gain, you'll roll it higher. Still key point is find the blend setting you like first, and adjust the gain last for unity.
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Thanks for the replies folks, guess I just have to mess with it some more.
These tend to appear once a year around Christmas time.
Kind of like Santa, if you blink you will miss them.
And if you go to the can, take your phone with you. Not that that’s how I scored my Studio One last year…
I'm still pretty new to Broughton so I'm still trying to figure out how the drops work. Like I signed up for the "Notify when available" on the site, but had no idea the last Studio One drop even happened until a few weeks later.And if you go to the can, take your phone with you. Not that that’s how I scored my Studio One last year…
That being said, if anyone is looking to sell a Studio One...
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