Honestly, no. The Smoothie is a great pedal, and I consider it a serious contender in its price range; but it is not quite at the level of the DBCL or Cali.
Thanks for the honesty.
P.S.: You make a poor salesman
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OVNIFX Smoothie Compressor
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Thanks for the honesty.
P.S.: You make a poor salesman
bongomania
Commercial User
I know! Back in the early 90s I worked for GC, and they fired me for telling customers not to buy the gear we had for sale.
I've been in Guitar Center and have seen the inventory...why would I need a sales associate to tell me that?!?
"res ipsa loquitur"
Riis
THAT right there is a badge of honour that should definitely be mentioned in there with your customer service policy or something. Seriously, I feel like marketing has become about trust and transparency and that one sentence just nails it. The fact that you openly admit that just makes me trust you because you're flat-out levelling with your audience. As opposed to the more common practice of 'we're a great company in every way, all our products have always been perfect and we've never made a mistake of any kind.'
bongomania
Commercial User
I just put up some basic specs here [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
I'll get a lot more up (frequency graphs etc.) this weekend. I plan to do a video demo, but I need a new camera, so it will take another week or so.
Three pedals have shipped already! You guys are awesome.
I'll get a lot more up (frequency graphs etc.) this weekend. I plan to do a video demo, but I need a new camera, so it will take another week or so.
Three pedals have shipped already! You guys are awesome.
SirMjac28
Patiently Waiting For The Next British Invasion
If I wanted a comp to even out transitions from slap to fingerstyle without squashing all dynamics to death, would this be one of those comps?
bongomania
Commercial User
Yes, I'd recommend it for that. First you set the comp up, using the LED as guidance, so that it mainly acts on the higher-output playing. Then you dial in the clean blend to bring back more dynamic feel. Find the sweet spot by experimenting between stronger compression and more blend.
bongomania
Commercial User
The release time is about one second. The ratio and attack time are a bit harder to gauge because of the type of circuit this is.
The Sust knob controls the gain going into the circuit, which changes both the threshold and the ratio at the same time. This is normal for the CA3080 type of design. I would say at maximum it is probably 20:1, and on average it is nearer 10:1, so it tends toward stronger compression. You get lighter action by lowering the Sust knob and increasing the clean blend.
The attack time is nearly instant at the minimum end of the knob turn, and at a rough earball guess it is about 100-200 mS at the max end. But its not like a VCA comp where you can clearly hear (and see on the output meters) the difference in attack times as the sound level sweeps like a volume knob. Instead it is more gradual and organic.
The Sust knob controls the gain going into the circuit, which changes both the threshold and the ratio at the same time. This is normal for the CA3080 type of design. I would say at maximum it is probably 20:1, and on average it is nearer 10:1, so it tends toward stronger compression. You get lighter action by lowering the Sust knob and increasing the clean blend.
The attack time is nearly instant at the minimum end of the knob turn, and at a rough earball guess it is about 100-200 mS at the max end. But its not like a VCA comp where you can clearly hear (and see on the output meters) the difference in attack times as the sound level sweeps like a volume knob. Instead it is more gradual and organic.
bongomania
Commercial User
That depends on how well people like them.
A review on ovnilab would help
I wonder if bongo could send bongo a review unit...
bongomania
Commercial User
There are equally good arguments for long or short release times. Long release gives a smoother response, meaning a more natural-sounding envelope and sustain, and it prevents the "pumping and breathing" effect of the noise floor raising and lowering quickly. The classic Urei comps have very long release times.
Just received #02 of 16. Probably the best packed pedal I've ever received, big kudos on that.
Bongo: wondering why you went with the "soft" material on the bottom of the pedal. Can I attach velcro to that or am I going to need to remove it somehow?
Bongo: wondering why you went with the "soft" material on the bottom of the pedal. Can I attach velcro to that or am I going to need to remove it somehow?
Is it like the Joyo pedals? If so, try unscrewing the bottom and flipping it if possible. Someone came up with that in the Joyo club.
