I agree, I only compress the signal when at high
volume and it's absolutely needed to keep the
speakers from distorting. Otherwise, for the bass
it's most musical when the signal can breath, and you
have those speakers jumping a little bit.

--- DS <saltd@...> wrote:

> I personaly look down on the use of a compressor for
> bass playing. A compressor is better used with
> guitar players when doing tricks or when needing a
> lot of sustain. In bass the compressor is used to
> make a more uniform sound. But I think that all
> compressors take away from the natural sound when
> playing. My advice is to keep it off. If you want a
> more uniformed sound then work on playing uniformly.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: dadodetres
> To: korgbass@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 4:20 PM
> Subject: [korgbass] AX1B compressor
>
>
>
> hi, i found the compressor on the AX1B very good
> for many patches,
> but i think it colours a lot the sound. so, if im
> after that sound,
> its ok. But if i just want to work on the dynamic,
> seems like its
> not the best.
>
> What do you guys think? am i right? or its just
> that im not using it
> good?
>
>
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