GarethFlatlands Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 First up, I wasn't sure whether to post this in the effects forum or somewhere else so feel free to move it if needed. I'm not sure if anyone has clocked but on the main page for Ovnilab it states they're working on a system to compare compressor options. In the hope of re-training myself in web development, I've offered to help out if I can. Before I get in too deep into coding and find it's not what people want, what are people's thoughts on how such a tool would work? What kind of features would you like to be able to compare comps by? I've got as far as searching by maximum price and think scores for ease of use, transparency would be useful, as well as format (small/large pedal, rack) and type (1176, Ross clone etc). Please let me know your thoughts and I'll take them to Cyrus and hopefully get something up and running before the sun runs out of fuel and expands to engulf the Earth before collapsing in on itself. Thanks Gareth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky8884 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 A noise rating could be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Yes. everything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Two options I can think of are whether they can be powered from a standard 9v Boss style adapter (some compressors need 12v) and also if the are dual band or not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elephantgrey Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 At controls it has. Maybe even as serrate category for parallel compression. What kind of metering it has. Valve/ digital/ analogue. (/valve for just gain). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Examples of the same bass line through each with a couple of variations ie low ratio 2:1 low threshold vs higher ratio 5:1 high threshold assorted attack release times would be awesome. Best of all in a mix! I realise this is probably not achievable but its actually the only thing that matters.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethFlatlands Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Thanks for the suggestions so far. A noise rating is a great idea and one thing I'd thought of but neglected to mention in my original post. Controls possibly fell under "ease of use" and as there are too many possible options, I don't think it'd be feasible or useful to use this as a criteria for comparing comps, although it would be great in a comments/other information box somewhere. Power supply and dual/single band are certainly possible, as is metering (a simple yes/no or something more in depth?) as is valve/analogue/digital. Clips are a great idea but a huge amount of work and out of the scope of what I'm hoping to do. Maybe once a list is generated from the options available, being able to dismiss options would be useful to narrow down potential candidates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elephantgrey Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 For metering I was thinking none/single led/advanced (can't think of a better word, to include multiple LEDs or VU etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 (edited) Valve/analogue/digal is a very poor and misleading spec to use. First valve is analogue, second many 'valve' compressors just have a valve preamp which is a very different thing to actual valve based compression which is properly called vari-mu. You would be better off with:- VCA Vari-mu Tube pre-amped VCA FET Optical Digital Just saying.... And yes it makes a real difference to the conpressor sound Edited March 23, 2018 by 51m0n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 With tube gear the plate voltage also makes a huge difference... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 On 21/03/2018 at 11:35, elephantgrey said: At controls it has. That's really very Yoda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 On 20/03/2018 at 19:04, GarethFlatlands said: I'm not sure if anyone has clocked but on the main page for Ovnilab it states they're working on a system to compare compressor options. In the hope of re-training myself in web development, I've offered to help out if I can. Before I get in too deep into coding and find it's not what people want, what are people's thoughts on how such a tool would work? Nice idea! Here's an example of something similar(ish) that I find very useful... the 'Clipalator' tool on the Zen Pro Audio website: http://www.zenproaudio.com/clipalator Allows users to play clips of the same sound files run through a whole bunch of different gear. They update it as new gear gets added to their store. Worth a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 24 minutes ago, Skol303 said: Nice idea! Here's an example of something similar(ish) that I find very useful... the 'Clipalator' tool on the Zen Pro Audio website: http://www.zenproaudio.com/clipalator Allows users to play clips of the same sound files run through a whole bunch of different gear. They update it as new gear gets added to their store. Worth a look. Bingo.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandark Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 (edited) I thought OVNI was no longer being updated in anyway? Has he changed his mind? Edited March 23, 2018 by tandark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethFlatlands Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 On 3/23/2018 at 13:27, tandark said: I thought OVNI was no longer being updated in anyway? Has he changed his mind? I'm not sure, I got in touch with him a few months ago and have been learning web dev stuff in the meantime so haven't spoken to him in a while. Even if he's not, I might carry on with it anyway, it'd be a good resource and useful if I applied for a web dev job later down the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adi77 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 (edited) i have an idea opto comp type, korg's nutube gain stage (so the pedal can be a smaller format yet tube-y), slow/fast release switch, soft/hard knee switch, input (threshold), gain reduction, in built side chain maybe till 300hz., dry/wet blend Edited March 29, 2018 by adi77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slingo Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 I realise I'm quite late to this party so my input may be academic now, but for those of us who play 5 or 6 string basses, I'm interested to know how much if any of the low end is lost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 With any decent compressor, you shouldn't lose anything that they you don't want to lose. Notes on the low B will usually sound a bit more taut (which is a good thing) and of course your playing generally will sound to be at a more consistent level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethFlatlands Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 On 01/09/2018 at 23:36, slingo said: I realise I'm quite late to this party so my input may be academic now, but for those of us who play 5 or 6 string basses, I'm interested to know how much if any of the low end is lost? I'm not getting any response from Ovnilab so I'm considering starting up a complementary site that helps out with compressor comparisons but doesn't tread on Silas' toes. Unfortunately, it's a big job and I'm not sure where to start. Not only that, my ears are obviously nowhere near as good as his! It's going to be a (very ongoing) project if it ever even gets up and running so I'll keep re-checking this thread so any input will be considered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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