Tim
February 2nd, 2006, 05:14 AM
I am trying to figure out “compression”. I understand what it does both with compressing a sound and producing a common volume from easy or hard picked notes or chords. It can also be used to add sustain to a note or chord. I am having a problem understanding when to use it.
Case in point! I was at a practice session last night. I had compression selected on the AD30VT. There was a time when the musicians where asked to play very lightly while and individual was speaking. I was playing some arpeggios over a keyboard player who was playing chord progressions. My guitar volume was way down low and the notes where on the brink of note being heard or breaking up. If I struck the string hard the note was heard. If I lightly picked the string it could not be heard. The hard picking (at that particular time) was too loud.
So the question is: When do you use compression and when do you not use compression?
As always … thanks.
Case in point! I was at a practice session last night. I had compression selected on the AD30VT. There was a time when the musicians where asked to play very lightly while and individual was speaking. I was playing some arpeggios over a keyboard player who was playing chord progressions. My guitar volume was way down low and the notes where on the brink of note being heard or breaking up. If I struck the string hard the note was heard. If I lightly picked the string it could not be heard. The hard picking (at that particular time) was too loud.
So the question is: When do you use compression and when do you not use compression?
As always … thanks.