MXR Dynacomp question

[mikey5]

Ok I just went into a music store today, and there was a line of MXR Pedals there so I flipped them on and I flipped on theZakk Overdrive and then DynaComp and the volume went down by 2/3 so I told the idiot that worked there that his pedal was broken, but he said that was what it was supposed to do. I dont believe that but you guys tell me. Do compressors reduce volume??

[psy]

Compressors reduce the dynamic range of the input signal.  So the more you compress the quieter it'll get.  Most compressors have some kind of make up gain knob after the compressor to get the volume back up to where you want it.

Hope that made sense.  :)

[Fourth Feline]

Yes, it's as PSY said, if using a gain pedal and a compressor - I always used to put the compressor first to add extra sustain before beefing that resulting sustain up.

My favourite is in fact the Barber 'Tone Press' - as you can blend the compressed and clean signal together. With the blend knob far left, it is just a big clean booster, - and with the blend over far right you get the compression only e.t.c.

Using the gain and blend knobs together, means that you can get a considerable volume boost with your compression. There is also an internal trim pot that takes the overall flavour from a  squashy, dark  Dyna-Comp sound - to a more 'open' brighter studio compression sound.  I prefer the later.  If you have a Strat or Telecaster , there is a great setting in the manual called " magic dust for single coils " .

Experimenting with an overdrive pedal and a compressor with added gain facility can get you some very nice extra sustain on your overdriven sound, even at low ( bedroom /practice ) volumes. 

Very Dave Gilmour .   :)

[HTH AMPS]

depends how you have it set - I used to get a volume BOOST when I used a Dynacomp for solos - max volume, min sensitivity.

[Johnny Mac]

Yes, it's as PSY said, if using a gain pedal and a compressor - I always used to put the compressor first to add extra sustain before beefing that resulting sustain up.

My favourite is in fact the Barber 'Tone Press' - as you can blend the compressed and clean signal together. With the blend knob far left, it is just a big clean booster, - and with the blend over far right you get the compression only e.t.c.

Using the gain and blend knobs together, means that you can get a considerable volume boost with your compression. There is also an internal trim pot that takes the overall flavour from a  squashy, dark  Dyna-Comp sound - to a more 'open' brighter studio compression sound.  I prefer the later.  If you have a Strat or Telecaster , there is a great setting in the manual called " magic dust for single coils " .

Experimenting with an overdrive pedal and a compressor with added gain facility can get you some very nice extra sustain on your overdriven sound, even at low ( bedroom /practice ) volumes. 

Very Dave Gilmour .   :)

My Telenordia Kompressor (Deutsch) has a dry mix control. Using it with a HBE Dos Mos its a great sound and versatile. I use them all the time.