thisnameistaken Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 I'm after a pedal that will let me set an amplitude decay time and retrigger each time I play a note. I've seen the Pigtronix Philosopher King can do this but it's a big pedal with a lot of features I don't need, so I wondered if anyone knows of anything else that can do just the decay end of things - I guess a compressor of some sort? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dincz Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 (edited) A compressor in reverse. Not sure what's available in a pedal format. I use a channel strip that has this feature. Description from the manual: Noise Reduction: A downward expander operates exactly opposite to a compressor. Signals falling below the set Threshold are progressively attenuated rather than abruptly switched off as with a noise gate. Also with a gate if the signal is a constant level and just below threshold the gate will stay closed (no signal passes). With the Expander there will be an output but at a reduced level. The further the input level falls the more the gain is reduced. Expander response is soft knee around the onset of attenuation which combined with a low ratio (2:1) and slow decay (similar to 'release' on a gate) time ensures transparent operation. Edited November 25, 2013 by dincz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 Yes, like that, in a pedal. Hmph. I bet there isn't one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil.i.stein Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 will your Octavius Squeezer not comply ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 No, it will do ADSR envelopes on the VCO amplitude or the filter frequency but you can't set one up at the mixer output. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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