Do I really need a compressor pedal?
If you’ve never tried one, a compressor may be just the thing you need to take your guitar rig to the next level. Think of it like reverb: Used sparingly, it makes a lifeless, sterile guitar tone sound more musical, but using too much sounds like you’re in a wet cave and isn’t really useful…
If you’ve never tried one, a compressor may be just the thing you need to take your guitar rig to the next level. Think of it like reverb: Used sparingly, it makes a lifeless, sterile guitar tone sound more musical, but using too much sounds like you’re in a wet cave and isn’t really useful for most genres.Click to see full answer. Keeping this in consideration, why do you need a compressor pedal?Compressor pedals are typically used to enhance the sound of a clean guitar for a couple of reasons. First, notes played with a clean guitar tone often lack sustain and begin to decay quickly after the string is plucked. A compressor pedal solves the problem by leveling out the dynamics of the different strings.Subsequently, question is, where should a compressor pedal go? Dynamics (compressors), filters (wah), pitch shifters, and Volume pedals typically go at the beginning of the signal chain. Gain based effects such as and overdrive/distortion pedals come next. Modulation effects such as chorus, flangers, phasers typically come next in the chain. Hereof, is a compressor necessary? Short answer: No, it’s not for everyone. A compressor is a very useful tool, and just as with any other tool, the better you understand how to use it the more useful it can be. There are a lot of circumstances in which a compressor is the right tool for the job. But that doesn’t mean you have to use one.What does attack do on a compressor pedal?Compressor attack is the speed at which the compressor begins to reduce the gain of a signal once it has passed the threshold set by the user. As a signal rises from zero, assume a linear rise like a slope on a hillside. a threshold is set at some point up that hillside.
