SpondonBassed

Both of my combos have built in compression. On the Laney it's a function of the gain control with an LED to indicate when it is working and no other means of adjustment other than an on/off button and the gain knob itself. The Ashdown has an on/off button and a dedicated knob. They're okay but I want to understand what's going on a bit better by playing with Threshold, Ratio and Level controls as these three seem to represent the main functions of a compressor.

...if he can extract himself from the DoI topic, that is.

As a hobby bassist without gigs (I haven't played to an audience other than OM nights since '87) I am finding this interesting. I was following the thread a while back and during its revival, it is particularly relevant to what I am doing at this time. Because I don't get exposure to the variety of gear that experienced members do, it's a bit of a hit and miss affair, knowing what I want and more to the point what I need from effects in general so I bought a Zoom B3 to dip my toe in the water, so to speak. It emulates a variety of effects and amplifier/cab combinations. I assume that these emulations are sufficiently faithful to the original as to give me a rough idea of how the real things might sound. Among the effects is a range of compressors. I am currently trying these out. There are five compressors included as listed below. Could anyone suggest which of these emulations would be worth spending most time with to get the hang of what compression is doing for me? 001 OptComp - This compressor is in the style of an APHEX Punch Factory 002 D Comp - This compressor is in the style of the MXR Dyna Comp 003 M Comp - This compressor provides a more natural sound (No real life equivalent referenced) 004 DualComp - This is a compressor which allows separate settings for the low frequency and high frequency range 005 160 Comp - This compressor is in the style of the dbx 160A

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That was Kenny for you. Bless him.

This gets arsey after about a minute:

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It's good to hear this again. Will Smith's Miami tends to overshadow it.

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Ahem! Guitarists tinker, bassists make better.

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Shouldn't be a problem. Brickies usually come with tattoos built in.

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Excellent!

I took it to mean that he'd not been for a long time, such was his intent on getting the bridge set, and was looking forward to the next jobbies. Didn't Walt Disney used to do that? He'd work until he was busting to go and then run to the bathroom knocking people out of the way as he went.

I'd like to see that in small print somewhere on the body.

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I couldn't have put it better than that.

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Welcome Jan. That sounds like fun.

You'll like the Build Diaries then.

Only a virtual one since you can only apply online.