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Post by blindwilly3fingers on Aug 3, 2019 14:09:32 GMT
18 quid from ebay.
Susstain, level and attack controls/knobs. True bypass. Nano size.
Decided to try compression out as it is on some of the sims om my ZOOM G1ON (which I only really use for drums to improve my timing).
This pedal works as it is supposed to, it's supposed to be a dynacomp clone? So far I have had a couple of hours through a clean channel, it appears good and has a reasonable range.
I need to try it with other pedals to give an honest opinion. To be honest I know what a compressor does I'm just not100% sure where to use it. It seems to work well on bluesy stuff and riffs.
For the price it's a good starting point to discover compression. Have added someone's demo of it as a photo doesn't really tell you much.
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DefJef
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Due to musical differences I've decided I can't work with myself any more.
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Post by DefJef on Aug 4, 2019 10:13:41 GMT
These Kokko pedals seem to do things OK. In fact I'm pretty sure that Kokko name is just stuck on generic pedals that are identical to the Mosky ones and probably several others. I have a looper and a booster from Kokko and an OCD clone Mosky and apart from them having fussy jack sockets (some jacks seem to make poor contact and need pulling back a little) they have been fine.
I started using a compressor again last month, mine's a Boss, and to some extent they are working well if you feel you don't notice them. That might seem odd but rather like eq they are mostly sound improvers.
A compressor is really trying to do that one thing of leveling out the dynamics so there is less range between loud and soft. From what I can make out using mine, the attack part controls how soon the compression affects your note and the sustain affects how soon it lets go of it again. So, if you feel your note has too much peak then you want to the compression to start more immediately.
At the other end of the equation if you want your normally fading note to continue on forever then max out the sustain knob. Strictly speaking this means you are raising the gain so will be boosting any other noise in your chain too, so you want things to be a silent as possible when you're on standby, which is why these compressors are often used with noise gates. For this reason I modded mine to get rid of hiss and have a more usable compressor throughout its range not just in the first third before it sounded bad. For me I find I don't miss it if it's not there but don't hate it if it is. It's an odd beast.
Of course any pedal can be tried anywhere and some folks will have success with them in the amp's loop or after an overdrive to get singing sustain. I've always found that position to be too noisy as the gain increase just gets unmanageable. Some people like it at the end of their chain so, no matter what pedal they kick in they get no level increase. That's fine if you don't want to kick in a level increase for some instrumental part. If you do you may want to create a bypass loop. Generally the happiest place is at the front of your chain but after a wah, although you can try it before your wah too if your wah is happy with that.
Just experiment away with what suits your setup, your style of play and the sound that pleases you. You may decide you can't tell the difference and it doesn't seem to do anything for you at all or you may wonder how you managed without it.
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Post by blindwilly3fingers on Aug 4, 2019 12:23:22 GMT
Cheers DefJef that was one of the things I was usure of, where to place it in the chain. I think I'll use it I can see where it will be useful I just need to experiment more with it. I suspect you are right with the brands on these Chinese pedals. I find they are quite good especially for those like myself, who are not the most polished of players. I also like the idea of trying cheap clones as way of finding out if that is the type of sound I am looking for.
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