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> Placement-wise, my compressor is the first device in > the analog effects chain. i tried that. i'm using an EBS multicomp stomp box for my bass. i've found that in the beginning of my chain, it defeats the purpose of dynamic based effects like envelope generators and filters. i've been playing around with it after those effects and it seems pretty good...because it brings out those effects and it limits the extreme sounds created by some of my filter devices (i'm a big fan of sweeping the cutoff frequency and turning the resonance up to 11, which can blow most any speaker). > Compression after noisy devices (like my > beloved horrible Danelectro wah) amplifies the noise > to unacceptable levels. people really use those dan electro pedals? i always looked at them as the pedals for a beginner player since you can get a whole set of them for about $100. but then again, there are certain pedals that give sounds that nothing else comes close to and they can be cheapies too! i'd part ways with your noisy dan electro wah...vox and dunlop make fantastic wah pedals and i've even had great success using morley (which seems to be on the not so hot list as far as quality gear goes). wah pedals are under $100 these days and when movie prices are crackin $10 (i live in manhattan), there is little debate as to where the money should go. > Besides, the Oxygen includes a noise gate that works > quite well if i keep the initial noise levels > reasonable. I'm also finding neat effects using > the compressor and its gate along with distortion, > and very light tapping - it makes little explosive > noises that just disappear afterward. It'll take > some time to learn to control this, tho. i bet that sounds interesting. i've always been a fan of working with what you have to find out how it can be incorporated and it seems like you've found that. > The main motivation for getting a compressor was to > even out my fingerpicking tone - bare fingers plus > overdrive equals uneven tone. It matters for > looping only because it makes my tone better in > general. Its other uses, like explosive tapping, > are more a matter of how i abuse effects for my own > nefarious ends than how a more normal musician would > do things. compression is great because it brings out the quieter notes and limits the louder smashed notes. and with filter effects, you can get extreme volume jumps which suck in a loop. > In short, put the compressor first. i disagree. but i think it depends on your setup. i'd say put the compressor wherever you want your tone evened out...could be good in the middle or at the end, or even in the beginning, but i think it is more dependant on what you are using. compressing before an envelope filter defeats its purpose completely. peace and bass, evan __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com