Compression - The Hunger Games of Topics

[dannybuoy]

1 hour ago, EBS_freak said:

Forget your compressors... have you guys seen my tube screamer?

WTF?! Someone flush a baby down the toilet?

[Cuzzie]

@Ghost_Bass fuzz off for you then.

to remove any unwanted noise in your chain

 

[Ghost_Bass]

38 minutes ago, Cuzzie said:

@Ghost_Bass fuzz off for you then.

to remove any unwanted noise in your chain

 

Naaa! If my chain is too noisy i like to use the old tried and tested method:

 

It's also very usefull for getting a clean tone.

[Osiris]

2 hours ago, EBS_freak said:

Where are you guys finding room on your pedal boards for all these? And more to the point, what kind of venues are you playing that can accommodate such pedal boards? @tonyf - you must know more about venues that can take large pedal boards?

I only use mine for quiet in-house rehearsals. The trouble is the noise of the thing drowns out the bass (and everything else) so it's hard to tell exactly how much squash is being applied. Still, the carbon monoxide emissions have killed the keyboard player so it's not all bad news. 

[Ghost_Bass]

There are some bands out there taking compression very seriouly:
 

 

[Cuzzie]

Strangely addictive watching!

[Al Krow]

6 hours ago, ead said:

What's wrong with buying British?

Nah that's an Indian takeaway. As was Freddie Mercury.