Boss CP-1X Compressor
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Welcome back to ProGuitarShop and ToneReport.com. Today we're getting flattened with the CP-1X compressor, from Boss. Every pedal in Boss's line that ends in X uses proprietary Multi-Dimensional Proccessing that involves complex signal routing and control assignment. Boss has taken the concept of multiband compression out of the studio and onto your pedalboard, complete with gain reduction LED metering. Multiband compression divides your input signal into several bands, with each band getting its own compression settings. Because the CP-1X is a multiband compressor, the MDP algorithm analyzes your signal in real time and converts the compression to match the dynamics and tone of the input signal for a truly expressive compression experience. The CP-1X converts the nine-volt power internally to 18 volts for a high-headroom compression effect that won't flub out when fed beefier signals such as active pickups, red-hot humbuckers or even dirt pedals. Even when fed the hottest of tones, the CP-1X has an extremely low noise floor, and no amount of gain or signal strength will budge it. The CP-1X's four controls are working overtime under the hood and controlling multiple aspects of the internal processor to deliver the most musical and transparent compression algorithm around. And like all Boss pedals, the CP-1X is built for the road and includes a five-year warranty.
Andy's song selection is always on point
I’ve had a bunch of compressor pedals over the years, including the highly regarded Origin Cali76. The CP-1X is the best compressor pedal on the market in my opinion. It can do everything from subtle to squashed with minimal noise, and doesn’t alter your EQ. Boss killed it with this one. Great demo, Andy!
Absolutely a underrated compressor. It Also makes my Squier CV sounds better and great for recording too.
The smile on his face in the beginning of the video says enough ,I love his video's ,great guitar player
I honestly don't know why people even use other pedals! this is the one!
Life during wartime?!?! Andy is the man
I highly highly recommend this pedal for anyone who wants to make his clean tone sound much richer, the sound it produces is unbelievably sweet
I have to say this is a REALLY GOOD compressor. I'm not the guy who's into squished sounds. This thing works great as a limiter and raises the softer notes WITHOUT the extra hiss.
just love it, you won't notice it
I come just for Andy. He can play ( a ham sandwich ) or "Any Effect" - and make it sound good. He is such a talented & versatile player. - Michael Caz - NYC -
Can you tell me if he hide the pick or just fake a pick and plays with nails and fingers all the time?
Best playing of all your demos ever !
I won't lie, I'm happy with my Dyna Comp. But I really want this for the pretty lights.
Sam Shore MXR Studio Compressor looks even better
I was thinking exactly the same.....
@@shredurguitar nah
lol I wanted it for the lights too and my model is fckin broken and the lights don't work lol. Everything else does from the sound of it... I guess... Can barely tell if this thing makes a tone diff honestly. I regret my purchase lol. Trying to get my money back.
Honestly at this stage i don't care if it's digital, so long as it sounds good, and is low noise
Archie Macfarlane True. It's the same with tc electronic digital compressors: outstanding, period.
The feeling is mutual
Noise is directly attributed to the power source. Invest in an independent power source.
@@solomonsanchez79 oh kl
Any demo that includes the player smiling when he feels the pedal working is good
Andy's musical taste is just immaculate....
Can you tell me if he hide the pick or just fake a pick and plays with nails and fingers all the time?
I love ❤️ this song!
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no foolin around! So sick
I have an old Boss CS-3. I’ve beat the snot out of it. It’s the only pedal that I leave on all of the time. I play a Strat, and I love the squish bit of elevation you get. I’ve thought about this or The Keeley.
This is the best compressor in a pedal format ever made.
This one sounds really good to me, a great compromise between assertive boss compression sound and a more clean sound. The gain reduction meter is also very welcome. The silver knobs look rather cheesy but hey...
I cant belive how fast Andy hide pick!!!! Jedi level!!
Can someone tell me if he hide the pick or just fake a pick and plays with nails and fingers all the time?
I never use a pick 👍🏻
Well done, once yet again!
Buy it. Whatever you've got this will sweeten it up. You don't hear compressors, you feel them. This feels really nice. And £cheap👍
Quick question @ProGuitarShopDemos ?: Was this compressor placed before or after the Blues Driver for this demo?
before
great compressor pgs Andy. cheers
Why pay £300 for a compressor people? You won't sound as good as Andy, but this pedal feels gorgeous. I promise you. Sustain on solos, or bite for funk or jangly reverse picking - you know what to do!🌴
they reference multi band but can u set which frequencies you're ducking??
That's a damn fine compressor!
could anyone PLEASE answer what song is he playing on 4:00? this have been bugging me for weeks now!
hey ANDYYY, please, could you plesae answer my question? what's the song playing on 4:00? =((((((
One question, is the ratio knob working as an enhancer of the sustain? Thank you.
well done , Boss ! ...
YOU ~ ROCK ! !
Was saving up for a vintage CS-2 to replace my Dyna Comp, but looks like this'll be just as great an option... decisions, decisions!
CS-2's are awesome too. I use mine for everything: bass, guitar and synth, always works great!
I've owned countless compressors over the years, the Cali76 Compact Deluxe was the last one I got rid of, and the CS-2 remains on my board. I will certainly be trying this CP-1X though!
I forgot the name of that song he played in the beginning , does anyone know it?
It seems to attenuate the low end.
i don't like boss but you are always a surprise for me thanks
cp-1x, ego, or sp? looking mainly for punchiness and low noise
Easily the CP-1x
Ben Brunskill thanks man. i ended up keeping my cp1x and getting the sp for a second compressor on the board. cp1x is 100% transparent and precise, good for tightening up hard rock/metal tones or precise cleans. sp is great all around, spongy, loses some lows, very musical.. but yes it is noisy, for anyone reading this, don't believe the guys that say it isnt. cp1x is very quiet even cranked.
What was the first tune with the telecaster?
pedal? what pedal? Andy rocks!!!
Would’ve liked have heard more on n off
THIS AIN'T NO PARTY
THIS AINT NO DISCO!
THIS AIN'T NO FOOLIN' AROUND!
THIS AIN'T NO MUDD CLUB
Or Cee Bee Jee Bee!
what is the song on 4:03?
sandstorm, I think.
I have the CS-3, is this a good upgrade from that?
Yes
Some peanut butter!
Does this stuff work well on acoustic guitar?
These work incredibly well with acoustic guitars!! Almost better than with electric ones
Ok that sounds like a power amp, which is basically multi band compression, hit with a lot of bass it sags, hit with the highs they all sag but separate from the rest, this pedal sounds phenomenal, digital aside...this X version is something else...
real gamers remember when andy worked here before reverb
I don’t understand compressors. But I just bought it. Any advise with it?
please don't hate me guys, but I really don't know what a compressor does.
A few ways to think about it, The easiest is this. when you play there are LOUD parts and quiet parts. So, you play a note, the attack (the initial pick strike) is loud and then it tails off and the sustain or decay is determined by how hard you hit it, the pickups, ect...So, you get quick loud then some 'sustain' then it tails off. A compressor, does just that, it 'compresses" the signal, from the top down, thus making the loud parts quiet. Doing that, makes the loudest part more closely in volume to the sustaining part.....Ok, so, long winded, but what does this mean, well now, when you hit a note the loud part which was pre-compresser say a volume of 10 is now a volume of 6 (cause it was 'compressed') while the sustained part of the note, which was a 5 precompressor is still now a 5, since it wasn't loud enough to trigger the compressor (this is a setting on compressors). So, there is only a difference in volume of 1 between your note pick and sustain. (I am just using an arbitrary volume description). Then, the compressor can boost your total note volume since now, you arn't as loud. THink, before the compressor kicked it, if you boosted the gain or volume, you would still have a big discrepancy between note and sustain and bossing would make the pick or 'attack' of the note REALLY loud and annoying. But now, you cam boost both and get a nice volume increase without causing trouble. This is why compressors can increase the sustain of a note, cause you are boosting the quiet part that pre-compressor, disapeared....
That is just one example, the other is that it can smooth out your playing so there are less volume spikes and things are more even volume wise.
Things can get more complicated when you start talkoing about attack time, that is the time it takes for the compressor to click on, so you can preserve the attack of your pick if you set a late attack time...
Uh, NO David Lee - that is an incorrect explanation: A standard (non-banded) COMPRESSOR has NO intrinsic frequency sensitivity that causes it to have all frequencies at same level, what it actually DOES is it takes the complex input signal (i.e.: all frequencies) and compresses the AMPLITUDE of the WHOLE of the signal to a reduced dynamic range.
it narrows the dynamic range, and reshapes the attack / decay sustain characteristics, changing tone without eq
a good example is mark knopflers sultans of swing.
Don't worry no one else does either! People buy them though! I've watched hundreds of videos and I still can't hear the difference. I have one on my Mustang III Amp and it makes everything louder.
lance ong as Dan from TheGigRig says, it's an overdrive for your clean tone - meaning, all the things you like about playing with overdrive : increased sustain, even tone, ease under the fingers happens to your clean sound with a compressor. All overdrives and more so with distortion, have a compression. Cranked tube amps compress, etc etc... it really just makes it easier to play, and though it lessens dynamics, it does so musically and a way that works with a band/live mix
What is the song 4 minutes in?!
Not really enough comparisons between comp n clean
Does he use no pick?
Fingernails
Same question!! but if he use it he is THE MASTER OF HIDING PICKS!!! :p
Would it kill you guys to back light!
Backlight's for kids. Separation is old news. Let em blend, blend, blend....into the background.
Yeah that would be a really good idea!
Talking Heads, nice!
Steel prefer my old CS-3 (1994) ACA... The CP-1x it's only a stroblelights show moved by AI. 😢
fuck yeah ANDYYY
Talking Heads!
Shame, no Blend.
COMP knob is the Blend ..its same
id love to see a damn demo without blues licks all over the damn place. just once. just once.
can be used for active pickups, really? active pickups are already shitty compressed.
Aadith Narayanan The only active pickups I like are the SD half actives, and passives with active circuitry like Clapton's
What a pos this pedal is. Hardly makes a tone diff and the one I got, the lil LED lights don't even work lol wtf.
No, it would not affect tone but rather sustain, attack and volume of your signal. If you don't see any lights on the reduction meter, it could mean the threshold of the compressor is not being met. Try it first in your signal chain, since an overdrive with a low output setting, for instance, might not reach the threshold. This is all assuming you're talking about a new pedal and not something that was abused or powered incorrectly.
It's sounds good because of blues driver.