Compressors: Do I Need One?
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2024
- Compressors can be confusing.
We discuss what a Compressor does, where it is most useful, and some of the drawbacks with using compression to try and conclude if it is an effect you need to have.
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Compressors can be confusing.
We discuss what a Compressor does, where it is most useful, and some of the drawbacks with using compression to try and conclude if it is an effect you need to have.
Buy Hypergravity Compressor:
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EU - www.thomann.de/intl/tc_electr...
#compressor #hypergravity #doineedone
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Sweetwater - imp.i114863.net/2mGGg
CSGuitars uses:
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I use a compressor for extra sustain only for Doom metal. I shut off the compression and turn up the sustain for really slow parts that I just can't have the guitar die out befor the next note.
Checken peckin'
LOL :D
Gotta love Scottish accent 🤣🤣
You beat me to it... by 4 years.
Dang what a killer video!!
Thanks dude
What a killer accent!!
I thought I had a hair on my screen but it was your profile picture. lol
Jang Sudong same
imagine if this conundrum explained by Professor Govan, where would we be lol
if you've got the time, could you do more videos like this explaining the details of other pedal types like phaser, reverbs and the like. this was really cool and i learn a great deal. thanks
Wow, this is the first video about compressors that explained all the important questions I had in my mind, in well under 10 minutes, and without confusing me or boring me at all. You're a great teacher , keep making these videos. Thanks for the lesson!
I seriously needed this, thanks Scottish guy
I just gotta say, you're videos, while funny and well made, have definitely helped with my understanding of guitar gear. As a still developing beginner/intermediate, I have learned more from your channel in a few weeks than everything else I've learned over the 4-5 years I've been playing.
Thank you for these awesome informational videos, and Rock on, Dude!
Finally. A coherent explanation of compressors. Thank u for making me understand.
Damn, i'm always impressed by how you convey so much information in a short time, while also being very understanding.
True masters know how to speak a complicated subject into simplicity - I LOVED this talk on compression.
I appreciate that this video is not longer than it needs to be.
This video was super helpful, thank you! I almost went ahead and bought a compressor but after he said active humbucker pickups being played with lots of gain, distortion, etc. I'm glad that I did not go through with the purchase without fully knowing what I was getting into. Thanks!
This is the best video on compression pedals and their use, I've seen. Simple, but covered all the bases. Bloody good job!
I enjoy your videos. Been playing 25 years. You know what you're talking about. Refreshing. Too few youtube guitar channels cut through gear hype.
Keep it up.
Your videos have answered all the questions I have thought about for years! Thanks for the content!
Gotta say, your videos are getting better and better! I'm enjoying them now more than ever, keep up the good work!
I already knew all of this. But your are absolutely brilliant at explaining it all concisely and in detail with no waffling. Same goes for all of your videos. You'd be a great teacher.
This is probably the most well done and informative video you've made yet. I love it, thanks, and keep it up!
dude ive watched a couple of your videos. you are super knowledgable. I've been playing guitar for 10 year and have never really bothered to learn much about any of this stuff, but now im finding myself having to confront my lack of knowledge. i really appreciate it, keep it up!
Hi Collin, Brilliant video, thanks for clearing up the Compressor debate, you explained it perfectly, just subscribed looking forward to more of your videos.
Cheers from Melbourne, Australia.
Somehow stumbled across this channel and have now watched about 10 of your videos. Really informative and interesting. Good stuff.
Amazing. Simply amazing. You make some of the most clear and concise informative videos on UA-cam in my opinion. Pleasant demenor and a killer accent to boot! Lol Thank you for all that you do
So good my man. You’re one of the most well spoken on the interwebs.
I normally phase out when it comes to long talky videos but your accent just makes it worth listening to. It's like a song.
Compressor is a MUST HAVE pedal! First time I tried one it was ON for ever.. Every so ng, every solo, every gig! As a beginner guitarist you may not hear a big difference when using it or not using it. But once you get to know what its for and how much it cant do your will also be on for EVER! You can use it to boost the sound, to limit it, or to compress it.. The sustain will give you the sound of your strings for twice as long as without. Saying you dont need one is a mistake.. Thisis one of your most importand pedals if not the most importand. The distortion after the compressor sounds just so good.
Really helpful video. Been debating getting a compressor for ages now and couldn't find a straight answer as to whether I needed it or not. This video definitely made things much clearer and easier to understand than a forum with two dozen guitarists all bickering with each other.
All your videos are great. Unbiased and accurate information, thank you!
I think this might be the best introduction-to-compressors video I've ever seen. Great job!
Hey man, this is the best video about this topic without playing a note. Everything clear and you helped me taking a decision.
as always great info, perfectly explained in a clear, concise manner. thank you
this was the most useful compressor explanation video I've ever seen yet. great job man
Thank you SOOOO much. You made it so clear what this is about. Always wondered how, why, and when you would use one.
What a great video. So much information, so clearly and efficiently presented. Thanks very much
Possibly one of your best yet. To the point facts. Nice one.
This video is kickass. Thanks for all of the great info, even after playing a while I've never really understood compressors!
Found this video late, but fantastically made. Great information, production and all around awesome. Cheers!
Man, great, thorough explanations are why I really dig your channel. Keep it up bro.
Excellent video! Loads of great information delivered really well. Thanks!
This was the best explanation of compressors I've ever heard. I'm subscribing, this is a great channel.
Another very well put together and informative video, thank you!
Very helpful! I had compression on my first bass amp but never payed it much attention because I didn't really know what it did. Now I know how and when to use it. Thanks :)
Short intro and got right to the point. I wish all channels were like this.
Nice video man. First video in 3-4 I watched which explained what I wanted to know!
This video has lots of great information, and you present it well. Thanks!
I was never able to be told the actual uses of a compressor before, I only understood what it did, this video is by far the best explanation on UA-cam
CSGuitars You do some really fine instructional vids.
I tried a compressor. Tossed it. Really does interfere with dynamics.
My Strat has all the natural sustain I need
Probably the best explanation I've heard for compressor pedals. Henning does an alright one but yours is a lot easier to understand for the lay man
Clear. Concise. To the point. Bravo.
The best presentation of what a compressor is best used for. Thank you.
What a great, succinct and informative review of compression. Great video
I play a '78 Telecaster bass and an Epiphone EB3 both of which play nicely with the Orange Kongpressor pedal and the setting on the compressor actually works well with both basses i.e. I found a setting that I didn't have to "settle on". This video definitely sheds new light and knowledge on the compressor for me. Thanks dude.
Really interesting and informative vid. Thanks Colin. This has pretty much shown me that I don't need a compressor at the moment. I'm already running a decent amount of gain through my signal that provides me with all the compression I need. I look forward to the compressor comparison though.
Recently started using a compressor for my lead channel (metal). Lowering the gain and using a Sustainiac in conjunction with the compressor did WONDERS for my solo work. I can’t wait to try this live 😊🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
This honestly answered every question I had on compression, subbed that button so hard it was almost scary
This is one of the best explanations I have heard. Thanks man!
Such a good video! I'm trying to figure out which compressor pedal to buy right now and this was very helpful. Thank you.
Good stuff! Your succinct explanations are priceless. Subbed!
This video kicks ass. You answered absolutely everything I could ever want to know guitar wise
As a blues player, I use a compressor all the time. It is especially useful for playing slide, boosting low to medium gain overdrives, leveling out lead runs, and as a tone coloring tool. Gotta love that dynacomp sound.
Lol I was gonna say about the same thing, especially about playing slide. I have a 1977 Dyna Comp that never gets turned off in my signal.
Great video Colin!
Something else you can use them for, especially if you have an older compressor that doesn't track too well, is enhancing your attack transients. I had a cheapish bass amp about ten years ago with an on-board compressor, and when turned all the way up (down?) the initial picking or slapping would sound before the compressor kicked in, about 20 ms or so later. Sounds a bit like having a kick follow you when you play staccato. There are probably better ways to do the same thing now (mixing a compressor and notch filter?) but it was a really cool sound from a cheap effect.
I'm also neither here nor there on gating based on your clean signal; it works but you lose that extra sustain you get from the compressor.
The best thing about not understanding half of what you say is that I keep replaying and replaying and laughing more and more. Keep going mate!
I have to say; your videos are among the most informative and educational I've watched in a long time. after watching this video I'm glad I wasn't stupid enough to go and actually buy a compressor, I use a Zoom G3X (primarily for the tuner and expression pedal) and I've recently been experimenting with compression in my signal chain to see if it aides in gives a more aggressive "modern metal" attack and because of the way I've set my different amp channels all I've found it does is slightly raise the level of my rhythm and lead driven tones and almost completely flattens my clean sound... after watching a video with John Petrucci explaining how he achieves his crystal cleans I've started sacrificing clean gain for volume and headroom so the compressor obviously views this as a much louder natural sound and thinks "Hmm, better drop that slightly"now I understand perfectly and feel like a major moron... Thanks, Colin!
You've been very helpful, Colin. Keep it up, brother!
I play mostly blues and metal. Colin, you've answered this for me. Thanks!
Seriously. That was THE best explanation of compression I've ever heard.
Having an active noise gate in a signal chain BEFORE the compressor will remove the low floor before evening out the dynamic range with a compressor, effectively removing the signal noise and allowing cleaner compression...
Could you explain your point? This is currently what I am doing, and I find it works, but could be better. Why is it better to place your noise gate afterwards?
Once you play a note, the noise gate will open, letting the note through along with any noise. Gates rely on the noise being much lower than the notes and their job is to keep the signal silent when you are NOT playing notes (that being when the noise is most noticeable, with nothing over it to cover it up). Once the note opens the gate, the compressor will then lift the noise that comes through the gate and make it more audible under the note. So basically, while you are playing, the gate is not removing anything, and it doesn't matter if it is before or after the compressor. While you are NOT playing, then yes, the gate before the compressor is going to work better.
@@KimonFrousios Pretty sure thats not how compression works, while playing the compressor would be turning the volume of the guitar down (compressing it) and in turn also turning the noise down. Compression doesn't bring up the low volume stuff, it just brings higher volume stuff down so the quieter sounds are even with the loud sounds. I haven't tried it but in theory a gate before a compressor would work although youd get a nast tail from the release of the gate
@@WADstephen The least you could do is look up the definition of compression, instead of talking garbage out your backside, so let me do that for you: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_range_compression You didn't even need to own or have ever actually used a compressor for this (clearly you never have, the effect is not that subtle)...
Compressing to zero amplitude: "volume control". Compressing to middle amplitude: "compression". Completely different things.
Kimon Froussios I know exactly what compression does. Seems you are the one misunderstanding it - your link only supports my point. Compression doesn’t magically bring quiet things up, it recudes the volume of the louder things and brings the volume of everything up hence making noise louder when not playing, however, when the guitar is being played the compressor brings the volume of the signal coming in down, and in turn the volume of the noise comes down with it. Therefore, in theory, if you cut the noise out in between playing (with a noise gate) then the only noise you’d hear is the time between you playing and the release time of the gate. I have a number of compressors and use an mxr dynacomp regularly on my guitar board.
Check yourself before you wreck yourself
Man, I've learned more on your videos than IRL. That's a nice accent ! (me no english native speaker). Cheers. I gotta go try all the stuff you've been talking about .
Cool vid Colin. That Pedal Show did a vid about the order of pedals and one thing they said about compression (and you also mentioned it), it can be used as an effective boost if placed after od/distortion in the signal chain. Something I never thought of, but have since tried.....and liked
Excellent video! Very enlightening. Although I would say a bit of compression might not be all that bad in blues because while dynamics in volume is certainly cool, a big part of the appeal to playing "softly" (for me) is the actual tone of the soft picking, not necessarily the volume.
That was awesome to say the least....answered all my questions, and helped me to understand Compressor Pedals and decide if I need one on my Pedal Board. Will be hitting the Subscribe Button asap! Thanks
Great video thanks bro.Very helpful.Clear and concise.
Probably the best, lay mans explanation of compression. Really nice job.
Awesome and very clear explanation of the topic, thanks!!!!
You Sir, are a helper! Thanks so much for your Crystal clear explanations!
You should make another "Do I need one?" video! I already watch the Comp and Phaser. I love your explanation. Great works!
Well put. Compressors are generally misunderstood, and this was a great explanation of how they work, and in what situations they're most useful.
This was extremely useful. Thank you, Colin.
Bro you have by far some of the most informative videos I have ever seen....
EVER.
It was refreshing to see a helpful video such as this in my subscription box, especially after all that computer program stuff :)
Great breakdown brother. Thanks for the thoughts and facts. -Greg
Great video! I have always found that I need compression when I play bass, and my new 8 string is much better with a compressor when played clean. I'm using a Seymour Duncan Studio Bass pedal.
Best video I’ve found about compressors, thank you!
Best explanation I've found about compressor uses.
I’ve used a compressor in front of my boost paired with a guitar equipped with PAF style pickups, and it really helps those PAF style pickups get into high gain territory. I get just a bit more gain and low end, and every note is more up front and present while I play.
great presentation and great content, cheers
Finally a clear explanation on Compressor-pedals!! THX!
Thanks. I got a much better understanding of proper compression use after watching this.
I never knew what a compressor did, but this video helped me understand, thank you colin!
Nice work man, explained all my questions about compressors. I'm subscribed.
Best Explaned video/class on compressors!!
Just what i was looking for... Prefect explanation.
Seriously, great video and quality channel!
Great info. I didn't realise about the pickup difference. Now I know which guitar one will have the most affect on.
Super explanatory and clear. Thanks!
Compressors can be very useful for getting a guitar to sit better in the mix.
Best layman’s explanation out there. If after this you still don’t understand most likely you never will.
Thank you for clear and essential informations it helped le a lot !!
Oh man, this video is a gospel I could've used 20 years ago. Thank you so much for making it! I'm going to force several of my friends to watch it.
What about Limiters? I've played bass for a long time, and the past decade I've always had a limiter in my line; my jazz bass has thunderous lows, but the mids and highs seem to be about equal. The limiter has worked the best for me so far, but I have no idea if it's because I have no gd idea what I'm doing and have it all wrong.
good info. Thanks. Honestly made me realize I've probably been overusing compression...
i compress all trax. i spent years playin bass to control volume between heavy n soft parts b4 i learned a compressor makes its so much easier. same with drum. great video n info.