compression for bass

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neversleep

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Hi...

Just looking for some advice.

I'm thinking of picking up a compressor pedal for bass guitar. Maybe something like the Boss CS-2? Anyone here used it for bass?

I play in a three-piece and just want something to fatten-up the bass a little and give it a rounder, fuller sound. I don't pop or slap. I think I just need something that will even out my playing a little and add a bit of sustain.

Any other pedals I should consider?


Cheers, ...eon
 
I have used a boss compressor once before. It sounded really nice and clean.
My personal was a Rane rackmount compressor I used for a long time, now I use an ART Levelar that suits my needs for both live and recording at home.
 
Best sounding way to punchieness and evenness of notes I know is called right hand technique, but other than that, I tried and liked the EBS comp, though a bit expensive.


Herwig
 
:eek: tee hee! you said that werd! (techneek) 'don't see that often enough around here :)
 
:p (with a little word playing that can easily become techGeek :p )

Compression to me is like playing a midi piano or midi drumset. Once you hit volume 127 there's no way to go beyond. So if I have my bass sound compressed (mind you: when playing, not as an engineer) I can't feel the same level of freedom of expression in my playing.
That's for instance why I don't like these newer smallish bass amps (Roland, Behringer); they tend to compress very fast even at lower volume levels.

I agree from an engineer's point of view you need to compress about everytime you mix a bass player, being it live or in the studio, but again, there's degrees of that.

When playing live with P.A. it doesn't matter how my amp sounds, it's just the DI the people will hear. When playing without PA I want to be able to get out now and then, and if I would have my sound compressed there's no engineer around to push the fader a bit up.
When recording, I want to hear full dynamics in order to play more even (oldest rule around: if the source's right there's no need to fix anything).

anywayz, that's just my point of view.


Herwig
 
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