Thoughts on a good compressor??
Re: Thoughts on a good compressor??
Looking forward to seeing how this one develops. I use a compressor pretty regularly.
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Re: Thoughts on a good compressor??
Fired the breadboard rig up through an amp for the first time yesterday.
It does work, so there is some basic happiness!
The attack time is too long - the leading edge of the note (about 20ms) isn't compressed so you get a "click" at the start of the note. The attack time is dependent on the "rise time" of the LDR (Light Dependent Resistor) in the optical coupler. I've ordered a faster LDR that will hopefully fix the problem.
It does work, so there is some basic happiness!
The attack time is too long - the leading edge of the note (about 20ms) isn't compressed so you get a "click" at the start of the note. The attack time is dependent on the "rise time" of the LDR (Light Dependent Resistor) in the optical coupler. I've ordered a faster LDR that will hopefully fix the problem.
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Re: Thoughts on a good compressor??
In the interim (while I mess with a circuit for my own compressor) I've been using my new-to-me Aphex Punch Factory.
It doesn't get much love - I don't know why. It is optical, and nicely transparent.
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It doesn't get much love - I don't know why. It is optical, and nicely transparent.
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Re: Thoughts on a good compressor??
Ive just ordered a Eklipse parallel optical compressor from Dev Tech Audio in Australia. Purportedly a Cornish OC-1. It will be dispatched in a couple of weeks. I bought it on the strength of this video
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UkIpjR6gDN8
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UkIpjR6gDN8
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Re: Thoughts on a good compressor??
That looks and sounds pretty good! Am very tempted... What did you pay for it?
The Aphex is a nice pedal, but does lack a little feel. I use it mainly to feed my EHX B9 - the B9 needs a relatively constant signal to work well.
The Aphex is a nice pedal, but does lack a little feel. I use it mainly to feed my EHX B9 - the B9 needs a relatively constant signal to work well.
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Re: Thoughts on a good compressor??
219 AUS + postage
he is a few weeks behind in orders
he makes a bunch of Cornish clones at very reasonable prices
I picked up one of these (a Cornish SS-3 copy) a while back. I think they are a limited run, its very nice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=5yyF-jZ0muo
I'm on an Australian-built kick at the moment
he is a few weeks behind in orders
he makes a bunch of Cornish clones at very reasonable prices
I picked up one of these (a Cornish SS-3 copy) a while back. I think they are a limited run, its very nice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=5yyF-jZ0muo
I'm on an Australian-built kick at the moment
Jerem, Jeremy on BAF and SBZ
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Re: Thoughts on a good compressor??
So I think I have my final compressor ... Picked up a good deal on a Strymon OB.1
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Re: Thoughts on a good compressor??
No need to design my own - this is essentially what I would have done.