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Tc Electronic G-MAJOR [31/52] Compressor

Tc Electronic G-MAJOR [31/52] Compressor

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COMPRESSOR

Illustration

Threshold

Range: -30dB to 0dB

When the signal is above the set Threshold

point the Compressor is activated and the gain

of any signal above the Threshold point is

processed according to the Ratio, Attack and

Release settings.

Ratio

Range: Off to Infinite: 1

The Ratio setting determines how hard the

signal is compressed. (see illustration above).

Example:

With a Ratio setting of 2:1 an Input

signal at 4dB above Threshold is reduced to

only 2dB on the Output side. Infinite setting

gives you a Limiter function.

Attack

Range: 0 to 200ms

The Attack time is the response time of the

Compressor. The shorter the Attack time the

sooner the Compressor will reach the specified

Ratio after the signal rises above the Threshold

point.

Release

Range: 0 to 200ms

The Release time is the time it takes for the

Compressor to release the gain reduction of the

signal after the Input signal drops below the

Threshold point again.

Gain

Range: -6 to +6dB

Use this Gain parameter to compensate for the

level changes caused by the applied

compression.

Introduction

A Compressor is used to reduce the dynamic

content of a signal. How can this improve your

guitars appearance in the overall sound? There

are situations where a compressor should not

be applied on the guitar and there are definitely

situations where it is the key to letting the

guitar stand out and appear rock solid. Here

are a few examples.

Let’s say your aim is playing a steady clean

rhythm guitar figure at the same level all the

time. This is to some extend virtually

impossible. You cannot avoid playing a few

strokes too hard once in while. This will most

likely result in the sound engineer backing off a

bit on the guitar channels in live situations to

avoid harsh sounding peaks. At this “lower”

overall level (that neither you or the sound

engineer intended in the first place), your

weakest strokes in the guitar rhythm figure will

now disappear completely. - The answer to this

situation is using a Compressor. Correctly set,

the highest peaks will be reduced, giving you

and the sound engineer a much more

homogeneous guitar level to work with.

You can also apply compression to a lead

sound to even out variations in level.

Combining a low set Threshold, that lets the

Compressor operate constantly with a high

Ratio, a very audible compression effect is

achieved. As an example try listening to the

famous solo played by David Gilmour on the

record “The Wall” in the song “Another Brick In

the Wall.”

However, if your style of playing utilizes having

great dynamics to work with - as e.g. Robben

Fords excellent comping style or similar - you

might not want to apply any compression at all.

As with many effects, but particularly the

Compressor it goes that when applied correctly

you will clearly benefit from using it, but it is

just as easy to find settings that work against

your goals.

- Try out our presets containing the

Compressor block in the G•Major with both

lead and rhythm sounds, and get an idea of

where you will get the most of using it.

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