I really like how there's a gain reduction LED on this pedal. How many times have I messed with compressors, turning knobs up and down and saying: "is this setting even doing anything?"
But what if I want to squash the boomy low end. Like my can has an 18” folded at bottom and when I run at higher volume from my all tube amp, the low notes like from a B string or low notes on E, the woofer farts when I dig in and I want the low notes to be somewhat level in output volume as everything else so the 18 doesn’t garble when I hit the very low notes
Please explain to me the ratio setting and how exactly that works more versus less and to Echo a previous comment you accomplished more in a few minutes then the rest I've seen out there thank you
It's a Spector Euro5LX. I had our guitar shop do A TON of work on it in-house. I swapped out the pickups for the Aguilar DCBs that we carry, put the Darkglass preamp in there, had it rewired for 3 band EQ and 18 volt, also drilled a hole through the body to add an active/passive switch, plus changed it from two volume knobs to one volume knob that's push/pull for series/parallel, and a pan pot. AND finally, also had them shield all of the internal cavities with copper foiling to help make it super quiet. Our guitar shop is pretty amazing, and they can do almost any mod you can think of. Don't hesitate to inquire on mods for your next guitar or bass. :) Thanks for the interest! Kevin Spunde, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1732
In addition could you please explain to me the best way I can use this with the dark class Alpha Omega not the ultra but just the Alpha and Omega using the two in conjunction with each other
Hello, Bart! I'm going to answer both your comments here… Compression ratio is kinda hard to explain and wrap your head around. In simplest terms, it's the amount that the sound level above the threshold is being compressed. So, if you have a 2:1 ratio, anything above the threshold you set will be cut in half from there. Let's say there's a signal 8dB above the threshold, a 2:1 ratio would reduce the output signal by 4dB. 2:1 to 4:1 is moderate compression, 4:1 to 7:1 is medium-ish, and 8:1 and up is really strong compression. Anything over 20:1 is just limiting at that point, not allowing any signal over the threshold. Check out this article we posted covering a lot of the basic of compression: www.sweetwater.com/insync/beginners-guide-audio-compression/ For your second question, that's kinda like asking "compression before or after EQ?" That's a very common debate to have with yourself, because compression will react differently to having certain frequencies boosted or cut, affecting the way your compressor actually works. The aforementioned article covers that pretty concisely, as well. I personally prefer compression before my preamp (I have the B7K) pedal, but I'm also running two compressors. I have the Darkglass compressor first in my signal chain to add a bunch of attack, and then at the very end of everything I run a DBX 160a through the effects loop on my amp with a 3:1 ratio, to kinda smooth things out a little. Thanks for the interest! Kevin Spunde, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1732
Thanks for your question, crguti. Hope you and yours are safe and well. Apologies for the delayed reply. Hyper Luminal is a hybrid design with an analog signal path and digital controls to allow different compressors to be modeled and controlled in the Darkglass Suite software. Please let us know of other questions as you have them. Robert Williams, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 2371, robert_williams@sweetwater.com
You totally made this easy to understand so Thank You 🥰🌹
I really like how there's a gain reduction LED on this pedal. How many times have I messed with compressors, turning knobs up and down and saying: "is this setting even doing anything?"
But what if I want to squash the boomy low end. Like my can has an 18” folded at bottom and when I run at higher volume from my all tube amp, the low notes like from a B string or low notes on E, the woofer farts when I dig in and I want the low notes to be somewhat level in output volume as everything else so the 18 doesn’t garble when I hit the very low notes
I love this pedal. I just don’t love the price.
Please explain to me the ratio setting and how exactly that works more versus less and to Echo a previous comment you accomplished more in a few minutes then the rest I've seen out there thank you
how does this compare to the super symmetry compressor by darkglass?
It's better than the super symmetry, because it does everything that the Sym does and then some.
I was guessing your bass was a modified Yamaha or Spector bass. What brand and model is your bass anyways?
Trance 9 It looks like an Ibanez to me.
@@EvilSewnit is that an Ibanez headstock? Its similar to my older RBX series Yamaha.
Thats definitely a Spector, as to what model idk.
It's a Spector Euro5LX. I had our guitar shop do A TON of work on it in-house. I swapped out the pickups for the Aguilar DCBs that we carry, put the Darkglass preamp in there, had it rewired for 3 band EQ and 18 volt, also drilled a hole through the body to add an active/passive switch, plus changed it from two volume knobs to one volume knob that's push/pull for series/parallel, and a pan pot. AND finally, also had them shield all of the internal cavities with copper foiling to help make it super quiet. Our guitar shop is pretty amazing, and they can do almost any mod you can think of. Don't hesitate to inquire on mods for your next guitar or bass. :)
Thanks for the interest!
Kevin Spunde, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1732
This is the first review I've seen actually go into the suite for any real explanation of what you can do in there.
In addition could you please explain to me the best way I can use this with the dark class Alpha Omega not the ultra but just the Alpha and Omega using the two in conjunction with each other
Hello, Bart! I'm going to answer both your comments here…
Compression ratio is kinda hard to explain and wrap your head around. In simplest terms, it's the amount that the sound level above the threshold is being compressed. So, if you have a 2:1 ratio, anything above the threshold you set will be cut in half from there. Let's say there's a signal 8dB above the threshold, a 2:1 ratio would reduce the output signal by 4dB. 2:1 to 4:1 is moderate compression, 4:1 to 7:1 is medium-ish, and 8:1 and up is really strong compression. Anything over 20:1 is just limiting at that point, not allowing any signal over the threshold. Check out this article we posted covering a lot of the basic of compression:
www.sweetwater.com/insync/beginners-guide-audio-compression/
For your second question, that's kinda like asking "compression before or after EQ?" That's a very common debate to have with yourself, because compression will react differently to having certain frequencies boosted or cut, affecting the way your compressor actually works. The aforementioned article covers that pretty concisely, as well. I personally prefer compression before my preamp (I have the B7K) pedal, but I'm also running two compressors. I have the Darkglass compressor first in my signal chain to add a bunch of attack, and then at the very end of everything I run a DBX 160a through the effects loop on my amp with a 3:1 ratio, to kinda smooth things out a little.
Thanks for the interest!
Kevin Spunde, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1732
Is it a digital compressor?
Thanks for your question, crguti. Hope you and yours are safe and well. Apologies for the delayed reply. Hyper Luminal is a hybrid design with an analog signal path and digital controls to allow different compressors to be modeled and controlled in the Darkglass Suite software. Please let us know of other questions as you have them.
Robert Williams, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 2371, robert_williams@sweetwater.com
You Totally made this easy to Understand, Thank You 🥰🌹