DBX 160A has been in the effects loop for a long time. Very easy to use, works well at setting the amp sound. After a few less than great house sound experiences, I am considering a (pedal?) solution that can get in front of the house feed. i.e. what they don't get won't hurt me.
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Easy Compressor for live rig
- Thread starter BecDeCorbin
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Yeah that's it. I kept thinking it was a diff name close to it. Great little pedal. Simple to use and didn't color the sound at all. I've heard the newer models aren't up to par.
i like the dbx sim in the zoom ms60b a lot
i actually just keep the zoom pedals for just the comp and tuner, for me they do fine at gigs and rehearsals
i actually just keep the zoom pedals for just the comp and tuner, for me they do fine at gigs and rehearsals
For rack application, dbx 160A. If it can tame Tom Araya's picking, it can tame anybody's signal.
Hello. May I say: When searching for one for a particular application, reading about audio signal processors is like "dancing about architecture". Their feature set and measurements can be expressed well in words, but their sound and feel is wholly subjective in use.
Had you said that you played a number of compressor models, but none sounded and felt like what you sought, then I would advise you to play yet more.
But if I read you right, though I think the suggestions from others so far are fine, and that it's good for you to work from a list of candidate models, I say that your search won't end until you play at least one model that gets it for you; and that the only way you will find that one is to play model after model after model...
The main reason for this is that you cannot account for other players' perception, experience, instruments, playing, musical context, etc. for a useful comparison to your own.
In that sense, there are no shortcuts. You simply have to play your way to success. Good luck!
Point well taken, and I agree that ultimately it's what I hear that makes it or breaks it. Fielding other people's experiences and opinions is also a valuable tool to use in considering some factors.
Please do. I bought the M87 because i want to use the tone print for Chorus and Octaver. But i miss the spectracomp so much that i will end up with it in my pedal board. I dindt like the hypergravity.
Secksey bass is always good...i like the Smoothie! it makes my bass sound secksey
I guess the Effectrode PC-2A gets no love around here. It is a clone of the legendary LA-2A and one of Ovnilab's top picks and personal favorites. It is also dead easy to use.
Also, GAP is now making LA-3A clones, and plans to offer LA-2A clones in the near future. Probably similar in quality and price to the WA76.
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Warm Audio just announced their LA-2A clone as well. But the GAP and WA are rack mount and more expensive than the Effectrode
I've mentioned it! I like it, but a bit complex to set up and not fast at all. He asked for rackmount-gear. From what I've read so far - never tried it - as a pedal the Cali with transformer(!) comes pretty close.
If I would just need one for my bass at gigs I would definitely try the Cali. If I had a rack and had other applications like recording for the comp, I would go for the WA76.
I could kind of bet that most of those who praise the MXR, the EBS, the Diamond etc. have never tried a quality 1176 or LA-2 or LA-3 clone and prefered one of the pedals. I have stated before that I like the EBS and the Markbass, but that's another class. If someone doesn't want to spend 700,- for a comp or the money for the Cali76 with transformer, that is a good reason to buy one of the better more budget pedals.
I would consider the Boss pedal as an effect - I like the pumping somehow - but not as a quality compressor. But what sounds good to me must not sound good to everyone.
