Attention Tech Weenies!!!
I need a little techno-help...I've been reading the unit's manual and experimenting a lot, but I haven't quite nailed it yet.
I have a dbx 266XL gate/limiter/compressor, that I got for my bass rig. I'm running the bass into a BBE preamp into the 266, then to amp and cab.
The problem is that I'm getting that wobbly \"chatter\" on certain notes, especially low end. It happens when the compressor unit is trying to alter the signal, just a teeny bit; it somehow is making the note sort of wobble. When it's fully muting the signal or doing more substantial compression, you don't hear it.
There's a section in the compressor chapter of the manual that talks about how improper compressor use can cause this chatter, but I haven't been able to dial it out, although I've tried dozens of combinations of compression amounts, thresholds, attack n release, etc etc. It only goes away completely if I bypass the unit's function.
Any of youse guyz with sound gear experience wanna take this on?
I have a dbx 266XL gate/limiter/compressor, that I got for my bass rig. I'm running the bass into a BBE preamp into the 266, then to amp and cab.
The problem is that I'm getting that wobbly \"chatter\" on certain notes, especially low end. It happens when the compressor unit is trying to alter the signal, just a teeny bit; it somehow is making the note sort of wobble. When it's fully muting the signal or doing more substantial compression, you don't hear it.
There's a section in the compressor chapter of the manual that talks about how improper compressor use can cause this chatter, but I haven't been able to dial it out, although I've tried dozens of combinations of compression amounts, thresholds, attack n release, etc etc. It only goes away completely if I bypass the unit's function.
Any of youse guyz with sound gear experience wanna take this on?
Comments
* Threshold set so only the peaks are compressed (around 0dB)
* Ratio set for 4:1
* Knee set for Hard
* Peak/RMS set for Peak
* Attack set around 9 o'clock
* Release set around 10 o'clock
especially if they flash in time with the music, in all sorts of colours. In fact, they might be so nice that they comment on them rather than your playing!
Just believe YOU are the foundation to the music...attitude is necessary for good bass...slap that beitch around.
Make 'er bark like a dog. :P Kik out a few of them stinkin' 15\" speakers too while yer at it. :evil:
plus - 'tou's got a point. My favorite thing about playing bass is that, unless you're Jaco or Geddy Lee, you're essentially part of the rythm section, which is usually the driving force behind songs. When you get that groove going, it's really fun.
Now if I could just find a way to rationalize that yummy Laney stack I saw the next state over...4x10 + 1x15, used but looks nice, asking $600 plus tax :shock:. What's a good deal???