Does anyone experience compression in the low end and the low E, A and D strings.
The high strings seem unaffected bot with a fairly gained amp sound it allmost seems like a compresser is pumping, it’s really annoying.
What am I doing wrong? Is it imput levels?
Any advice highly appreciated.
Cheers Frank
Depends what amp you’re using. Different amps (in real life too) compress the signal in different ways. For example the lead channel of a 5150 or 5150 III can compress the signal a bunch and a huge factor in why people like those amps is how the low frequencies or palm mutes are compressed
Real high-gain tube amps can do that too.
On some of my presets, I place an EQ block with a low-cut (or high-pass) filter, set in the ballpark of ~100 Hz, in front of the amp block. It can help to calm some of the low end in certain amp blocks–because less low end is being fed into them. Try it and see if it helps. Not all amp blocks benefit from doing this, though.
Thanks for your replies.
I tried cutting the lowend before the amp and it helps a bit but what I am basically am talking about it that it allmost seems like the sound is breathing it chokes a bit every 10 seconds or so like it drops the volume in ths low end a few db and then comes back, hence the compression effect.
It’s really annoying cause it is loosing it’s tightness..
Which amp models are you using? This can be true for some amp models (real ones too). The low end cut that was suggested to you is a big reason why people will use something like a tube screamer in front of a 5150, etc. Those pedals have a low end cut to tighten up the sound and prevent some of this compression or low end buildup
Hey @Seljetnoma, feel free to post a sound demo so we can hear what you’re hearing. Tell us what amp and cab block(s) you’re using, tuning, pickups, etc.
Anyway, 10 seconds is super weird timing for any type of compression. Might be something else going on there.
Have you tried turning off the noise gate on the Input block? What are you monitoring with? Any chance it is failing? Does this happen with headphones?
Yes I turned the noisegate off, but yes it seems like “a” gate of some sort is in the signal train but the really is non.
I listen with IE’s Shure 215. Not the best but I used the for ages with my Kemper so I’m fairly familiair with them.
I use a capture of a Bogner xtc, mid gain sound with my Suhr guitar with ssh+ and ssv pickups.
Trough the headphone out on the QC
Have you tried using outputs 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 through a different listening environment (studio monitors, power amp + cab)? I wonder if there’s something going on with the headphone output.