The most compression is coming out of KZread...

@ourclarioncall

Жыл бұрын

Is there any way to make video audio better in light of this compression? Often wondered if there was an optimal way of recording the sound of guitar valve amps for KZread

@ourclarioncall

Жыл бұрын

@@jamescerone thanks James , that’s interesting

@nikolaki

Жыл бұрын

Haha. Different type of compression though.

@bumstudios8817

Жыл бұрын

@@ourclarioncall I’m no expert but recording to a amp sim on computer is probably the best way to record guitar

@anthonydallarosa8314

Жыл бұрын

😂

5-star tutorial all around; probably the best, and clearest discussion of compression I have encountered. Thanks for posting this!

@autosmiley1532

6 ай бұрын

I think exactly the same 😎👍

I really like that a lot of your gear can be easily found and are widely available to the general public.

I have watched countless videos about compression, including videos by mick and Dan, but you sir did the best job of explaining it and demoing it of them all!!

compression is the most underrated, yet widely used effect. thanks for another fantastic informative video!

@disthymia6929

Жыл бұрын

My favorite uses of one that are probably unconventional are using it as a solo boost or pseudo-attenuator after my drives or in an FX loop.

@jimmydriveway

Жыл бұрын

It can’t be widely used and under rated at the same time. Lol.

@deathoftheendless001

Жыл бұрын

@@jimmydriveway I think what he meant about that is that it's not celebrated as much as distrotion, fuzz, or reverb.

@shawnshipstad9281

Жыл бұрын

True, this guy does not see the big pitcure.

@terrysteward

Жыл бұрын

I have my Compression on all the time,on my GP100

Reverb seems to be a wonderful companion with compression, as it seems to smooth things out even more and provide a soft sonic space for notes to trail into the distance.

@experimentalsoundrecordings

Жыл бұрын

And delay. Pink Floyd used a ton of it.

@josephwright5921

Жыл бұрын

@I Angst Yes, Gilmore is a pioneer in the tasteful use of audio effects

@runreilly

11 ай бұрын

Reverb before or after compression?

@experimentalsoundrecordings

11 ай бұрын

@@runreilly I usually run reverb before compression unless you run it in a effects loop.

Definitely the best video on compression I've seen. Took me forever to really get the point of having a comp pedal. This video made it easy to understand.

@azuraq25

4 ай бұрын

Nice vid dude! Just getting into effects & recording so this was helpful.

Great tutorial. I enjoyed how you took the time to and clearly showed how the pedals interact with each other.

@MichaelBanfieldGuitar

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad it was helpful!

Don't normally comment but well done. It was really worth the 14 min ride. Your presentation is working well on this video media, I hope you're doing well by this. Would recommend.

Excellent demonstration. Thanks for taking the time out to do this.

@MichaelBanfieldGuitar

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure. Thanks!

The combination of that beautiful Strat with the compression is a perfect sound. I've tried to emulate it on my Tele, which is close, but what you get out of that Strat is music to my ears

i always wondered how David Gilmour made those amazing riffs sound the way he does.You have made it understandable so thanks! keep the cool videos coming!

@dreyn7780

Жыл бұрын

The wrong information video. MXR isn't school kids making individual pedals. Its a professional factory that makes a SET of mix & match pedals for the professionals. The professional doesn't go to MXR and buy 1 red pedal. Lunatic thrifty idiots buy 1 pedal. The red pedal doesn't work without the green sparkle pedal at the end of the signal chain.

@LeviBulger

Жыл бұрын

He never stacked compressor pedals. This video is embellishing that.

@sub-jec-tiv

Жыл бұрын

Gilmour makes his solos sound the way he does because he plays freakin amazing. Even without comp his playing would knock your head off. Compression just helps him keep it centered in the mix.

Awesome demo, compression and sustain really helps with nuances, especially DG bends and trailing notes.

I literally just discovered your channel a couple of minutes ago. Let me say this, besides your undoubtedly deep and informative knowledge on guitar gear (thanks for sharing btw), you are a really, really good guitar player! I just love stumbling on channels like these. A true gem.

@kitesupskate1456

6 ай бұрын

…if i would be Michael Banfield, I would be really happy with your comment. (I felt like someone needed to say that :)

I keep coming back to your channel to learn about pedals I haven't figured out yet. This was great, thank you!

I don't think I've seen a better vid on compression. Well done. 😎

Love it. Straight to the point and very informative. Superb playing, too. Thanks, Michael!

This was the best video I’ve seen on compression. Thank you!

I think you chose good musical examples to demonstrate compression. I had never thought of stacking them, but now i need to try.

I've had a bit of a compression obsession forever. My favorite compression to this day is still an old tried and true Dyna Comp. If you were to list out at the things people want out of a compressor: transparent; headroo; no pump; retaining picking dynamics, etc the Dyna Comp would rate dead last, it has all those things in spades. Still, single coils through a clean amp with the comp between 9:00-10:00; it's glorious. It has a percussive click that no other compressor has. I've built scores of compressors over the years, most based off Dyna Comps/Ross compressors. The only real difference between the Dyna and the Ross are two pairs of resistors. The Dyna uses a higher value than the Ross, and that's where the click is. They use different opamps too, but that doesn't really effect how they compress. I bought a Keeley Compressor Plus several years when it came out. I had the original two knob, which I paid well over $200 back in 2005-06. The Plus was half the price and everyone raved about it, so I sold the two knob and bought one. I kept for two weeks, returned it and bought a used 4 knob, which just the two knob with the two internal knobs moved to the outside. Even with the blend on the Plus, the old circuit is far more transparent. You have to dial it in more, but when you do it's just cleaner. The Plus adds a high end that can't be dialed out, and the input gain is preset really high. Even with the blend all the way down I can still hear it. Plus you can get them for like $80 used. I'm confident that in a few years they're going to be one of those pedals that just flies up in value. Everyone uses comp now, but there aren't as many of those floating around as other pedals, due to the price and the fact that compression just wasn't as ubiquitous as it is today. *Try putting a tube screamer, or anything with a mid-hump in front of a Muff. Roll the gain back and the volume set for unity, or just a slight bump. It's the amazing Strat lead tone. It sounds more like running through a dimed stack. You get the sustain of the Big Muff, but with all the pick attack that you usually don't get. It makes even the thinnest bridge pickup sound HUGE.

@robertwalsh782

2 ай бұрын

I built two compressors back in the 80's from mail-order DIY kits based on Craig Anderton's wonderful book "Electronic Projects for Musicians." I used them for mastering reel-to-reel recordings. Everyone warned me against it , saying "You'll get transient artifacts like 'pumping' and 'breathing'." My response to that was simply "That's exactly what I'm after!" All of these supposedly deleterious side effects are precisely what makes compressors absolutely invaluable to me.

@timwhite5562

2 ай бұрын

@@robertwalsh782 👍 indeed

This has to be one of the world's most Superbly educational channels for serious aspiring and even Pro level musicians; not just "gear heads" but musicians that want to really want to quickly learn how to maximize equipment usage and minimize problems. There's a treasure trove of very useful knowledge here that I could not even have found anyone to Pay to teach me, IF they even would that is, and IF I could have even found someone like Michael here when I was a kid.

For a compressor with a great blend and lots of versatility the Thorpy FX Fat General is amazing

VERY nice! Subscribed! I used to have a Dynacomp and just loved how this thing eats transients. Then got a Diamond Compressor, but for the last 5 years or so my main comp has been a Vahlbruch Quantum; a very quiet, transparent pedal that also offers a switchable parallel mode. Highly recommended.

Great video. Concise presentation. No BS. Well done, mate :)

Great video---awesome tones and a fantastic tutorial on how to achieve them, thanks!!

Thanks! Probably the best demonstration to explain that Gilmore sound.

@MichaelBanfieldGuitar

Жыл бұрын

That's very kind! There are plenty of people who are far more knowledgeable than me about the exact gear that Gilmour used but I hope this video at least helps people learn some different ways of using compression. Thanks for commenting!

Very interesting and informative, thank you. Your bends and vibrato are really good!

Man Nice playing! I just started playing with compression and I dialed in a sustain for days setting. Its really a huge difference and what i used to think was just the sound of a Strat I'm finding it really brings that particular sound out a lot more. Really a great video on compression and what it does. You can talk about it for days but hearing it is way better and i can definitely hear it well demonstrated here. Thanks for the great video!! Subbed!!

Very Interesting Video Thankyou. Highlights how vital Good Compressor is. Cheers

Hi Michael. First video I've seen of yours but also one of the most useful I've seen in awhile. I just bought a Cali 76 for a George Harrison/Beatles inspired board I'm building (Dr. Robert fuzz, Jext Telez white pedal, Keeley 30 ms). I've got a Boss CS-3 I've had for years sitting around. Definitely going to try stacking compressors. This was quite inspiring. Cheers.

Thank you this is a really interesting and useful and thought-provoking video never thought about stacked compression and regardless of what people say about it coming through a little iPad speaker. The whole point is to inspire you to get a couple of compressors and start experimenting for yourself ✊ so thank you. I’m about to go and do that now 👍

Always super helpful videos, thank you!

Really interesting video, very well done. I’ve learned something thank you 👍

I don't know when I'm gonna put it to good use, but for the first time I think I actually understand how to use compressors, thank you. definitely saving it in my favorites

@MichaelBanfieldGuitar

Жыл бұрын

That's great. Glad you found it helpful!

Very nice. I've stacked compression at times over the years but I've never once even thought about parallel compresion, always just ran them in series. That parallel sound is what I've been chasing. Man, it just never even occurred to me to try that with compression even though I've done parallel processing with other effects heh. Thank you!

@dreyn7780

Жыл бұрын

You have NO idea MXR red pedals can't be used without the green carbon copy delay pedal either. The red pedal by itself won't make the vintage sound.

@stephenburkett9193

Жыл бұрын

Are you aware that the Carbon Copy is a modern MXR pedal and did not exist until decades after the Dyna Comp was released?

While the experts and conosceurs debate on what compression is, all I’m going to say is that I enjoyed listening to what the pedals do to the music you played so masterfully.

Now that last set up really brings something to the table. Thanks for the lesson!

@MichaelBanfieldGuitar

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure. Glad you're into that fuzzy glorious mess for the last setup, it was a lot of fun to play.

Thank you for posting this 👍👍

Impressive!!!! Best video of how to use a compressor, ever!!! Inside a chain, as it should be!!

Single coil pickups with some compression dialed in is magic 👍🏻🎸🖖🏻

@MichaelBanfieldGuitar

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@dreyn7780

Жыл бұрын

Its not the famous vintage sound by MXR. You've got the sound of an incomplete signal.

@robertwalsh782

2 ай бұрын

Especially if it is P90's!

I always thought people would think I was crazy for stacking compressor pedals. Sometimes it's the only way I can get the note bite I need and also the correct feel through the strings. If used correctly on digital equipment, modellers, etc. you certainly can't tell the difference in feel between the digital and a really, really good tube amp.

@MichaelBanfieldGuitar

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that could be a video all of it's own. How to set a compressor to emulate a pushed tube amp. For certain sounds they can do that very well, especially for playing and practising at home.

@toddsanders7885

Жыл бұрын

David Gilmore wouldn’t have thought that! Ha!

@andywalex

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't worry about what people think, I've seen plenty of guitar players that don't even know why they put a compressor in their signal chain.

@paulbangash4317

Жыл бұрын

I can bloody well tell the difference. Each to his own.

@attilin

Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelBanfieldGuitar please do it ! It would be so interesting 👍🏻👍🏻

Excellent. Reducing the gain level in the distortion fuzz overdrive pedal when using a compressor a very important rule. For A Holdsworth tone as well

Great video. I can actually hear the compression more than I can on other reviews, even whey you're not stacking them. Thank you, I have a better idea of how compression sounds.

@MichaelBanfieldGuitar

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad it was helpful!

Thank you for a very good demonstration, enjoyed it very much. Subscribed!

You have a new subscriber from this video. I am in the process of putting together pedalboard options and Gilmour is one of my favourite guitarists. Will definitely be adding an extra compressor or two now.

@MichaelBanfieldGuitar

Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard! Have fun putting that new pedalboard together, hope this video helped a little. Thanks for commenting

Gilmour has stated that he did not utilize a guitar amplifier for his solo on Another Brick in the Wall, but rather plugged his axe directly into the mixing board. Subsequent signal processing is anyone's guess - but yeah, definitely compression is involved. He stated this in an interview with Guitar Player magazine sometime back in the 80's when I had a subscription to said publication. For what it's worth.

@xenod1066

16 күн бұрын

My understanding is that he was plugged in to the desk, and running through multiple stages of compression and gates, and re-amped through a Mesa Boogie with light preamp drive. Also he was using a '50s Les Paul gold top with p90s. Everyone assumes it's a strat, as did I. I think you can really hear the gates too.

@robertwalsh782

16 күн бұрын

@@xenod1066 That's really interesting. Sounds about right. That P90 tone is so luxurious. That's all I play personally. All my axes are loaded with P90's. Yeah, you can really feel the abrupt decay of the gates on that piece.

@ogmakefirefiregood

4 күн бұрын

I remember the days of "Guitar Player for the practicing musician" Those were good days. So much has changed.

Great demo on compression pedals!

Great video and wonderful playing I'm quite new to all this stuff so you are a fantastic help to me, thank you 👍

Thank you. Great info, really well explained.

super super interesting, and very well explained. Thanks.

Excellent video and you’re a great player. Thank you!

@MichaelBanfieldGuitar

Жыл бұрын

wow thank you!

This video was great timing. I was just searching for Dyna Comp demos and this came up. I am going to have to try the Dyna Comp into overdrive. I didn't realise that was the secret to getting those notes to stick in the Another Brick in the Wall solo. Excellent video. I've been finding your demos really refreshing. Thank you and keep up the great work.

@MichaelBanfieldGuitar

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yeah the Dyna Comp into a light overdrive is glorious! I got best results when combining it with the amps natural overdrive. If you're thinking of using a pedals overdrive sound I'd recommend something very natural sounding with a full and fairly even frequency response, a Boss OD-3, Nobels ODR-1, Full Tone OCD, or just a good 'amp in a box' type pedal should work well. I wouldn't recommend a mid focused OD like Tubescreamer or SD-1. If you watch the Money solo section on stacked compression with overdrive, you might be able to hear how I was getting too much mids coming through when I was combining the Dyna Comp with the Tube Pilot. That was my experience anyway, the tone of your guitar, amp and speakers all play a part as well. Thanks for commenting!

@1millioneggs3

Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelBanfieldGuitar Yep, I will try amp overdrive and also Boss OD-3. I recently obtained an OD-3 second hand after watching one of your videos. I really enjoy it. I might give the BD-2 a go too. Thanks for the tip of keeping away from the mid-focussed overdrives for this application. So much to explore now!

When you kicked on the compressors before the fuzz that was the sound mate! ❤

Great vid. I have a Keeley Compressor Plus that has a blend knob that allows you to mix clean signal with your compressed signal. I guess my only gripe with it is that it has a switch to control attack rather than a knob, but it's still a great pedal.

Wonderful video, wonderful information, wonderful playing. I was in college when The Wall came out and was completely confused and obsessed by the guitar sound in Another Brick in the Wall. It’s nice to know wence it came.

@dreyn7780

Жыл бұрын

Wrong and wrong. MXR IS a SET of pedals. 1 pedal can't activate the famous vintage sound by MXR.

Another great topic & video.

Hey Michael I just started watching your videos and I think they are fantastic! As an almost intermediate guitarist with a boss RC 600 Im starting to get my head around the effects and came up with a really cool chorus sound after your boss chorus pedal comparison so cant wait to try this out on my rc 600 even though I don't have valve!

@MichaelBanfieldGuitar

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear you're enjoying the videos! More on the way

Amazing video! 👏

very useful info, and great presentation.. many thanks..

As a Bass player I've used stacked compression in my rig for years, it's a must for any player to be able to understand and use compression, I discovered the doubling and sometimes even trippling my compression for some great variation of Suttle to all out squash compression, especially for slapping and tapping on the bass, it can really make things pop.

@brianwarner308

Жыл бұрын

you better calm down...

@djmc8505

Жыл бұрын

@@brianwarner308 ...Relax.

@dreyn7780

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, and from row 10 onwards nobody can hear your sound cause its TOO LoFi it got lost. The piano beat you every time you played a note. Miles Davis just whips your arse with that trumpet.

Great video, very interesting Loving the shine on that Strat 🤩

@MichaelBanfieldGuitar

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍

That was a solid video tutorial/experiment.

@MichaelBanfieldGuitar

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad you liked it!

Nice video. Breaking paradigms for everyone who doesn't like compression pedals

Love your videos and that strat is gorgeous. Reminds me of my mij 62 reissue

I've been playing guitar for over 30 years and bass for 15. The 1st time I used compression was when I was learning to pedal my fingers on bass. Now I use it on everything. Especially when I record drums for my demos

I love compressors. Especially the simple MXR.

I record a lot and usually it's at least one compressor in the beginning of the signal chain, one at the end and then one on the master bus. So this makes a lot of sense 👍

I heard Lowell George stacked compression too, I tried it,liked it,continue to use two compression pedals,sounds good.

You're getting close, thank you and cheers 🍺🍺🍺

Great info in this video 🔥

Great video. I used a CS-2 for years and foolishly sold it. Although, it has to be said, it was pretty damn noisy. Now I'm thinking of the CP-1x as a suitable replacement. I like the hard, definite percussive thwack you get from high settings, which is something I used a lot. Addendum: I hope you get to doing some longer videos because your presentation is first class; no nonsense, no waffle, tons of good info.

@joooooooooooe

Жыл бұрын

hi paul! some versions of the CP-3 can be modded to have a much lower noise floor and a more flexible range of settings. reverb is a great source for finding these modded boss compressors but if youre feeling advantageous with your soldering skills, the mod is relatively easy

@karlmartin849

Жыл бұрын

I own an early 80's cs-2 and have never found it to be noisy. My other favourite compressor is the Jam Dyna-ssoR.

@paulbellamy2810

Жыл бұрын

@@karlmartin849 Well there you go then. Maybe a different use case, because I know I'm not the only one to have said how noisy it is. I love the squish of the thing, but way too noisy.

@karlmartin849

Жыл бұрын

@@paulbellamy2810 Have you tried finding a way to eliminate the noise?

@paulbellamy2810

Жыл бұрын

@@karlmartin849 Yeah, I sold it. :D

You're doing a great job!

This was eye opening

I got it ! Cool ! Thank you ! Very useful video !

I had a CS-3 and never got on with it so I sold it and went off compressor pedals entirely. Then my band decided to add country songs, and compression is a necessary component (especially with hybrid picking) so I got a Keeley Compressor Plus, and now that pedals is always on. It really tames the high frequencies of a Tele bridge pickup.

Great video! I was waiting for a UniVibe to kick in at the end. I was experimenting with Gilmour's tone in AmpliTube and found this signal chain to be pretty close: Noise Gate > Dyna Comp > Maestro Fuzz Tone > Chandler Tube Overdrive > Echoplex > Uni-Vibe > Fender Twin Reverb Silverface (all effects in front of the amp). Some post amp Hall reverb mixed in. Different pedals on/off depending on song and section.

Great video sir!

This was fantastic thank you!

I’ve had a dyna comp for a while now without knowing what to do with it. Definitely have some ideas now!

@dreyn7780

Жыл бұрын

It won't make the vintage sound by itself. The final pedal must be the green carbon copy delay pedal. If you don't use the SET of MXR pedals, you'll never hear the vintage sound designed by MXR.

Great sounds !!

Awesome video. I haven’t ever bought a compressor because I use humbuckers but I definitely love the feel of natural amp compression. Thanks for this

I started using a POD XT PRO for live solo work 20 years ago and you can stack compression with that which I did . Works well...

Cool idea. I have a few affordable compressors.I love the Tone Corset by EHX and the Love Squeeze by Rothwell.

nice job....you actually are on topic unlike a lot of guitar videos which go off on random tangents lol!

Great video and wonderful playing!

@dreyn7780

Жыл бұрын

Wrong johan. 1 MXR pedal can't activate the famous vintage sound by MXR. The poverty-stricken class is using the wrong perspective on pedals.

Great video man!

@MichaelBanfieldGuitar

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Cool! Gonna try this!

Wonderful and useful vid. Thanks. 😊

@MichaelBanfieldGuitar

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad to hear you found it useful!

To control where you hit the breaking point of tubes is very important, compression or limiting can help that along the way. I use the LA compressor in my Helix on all presets to smoothe the signal a little befor hitting the amps. In a traditional setting I've employed the Carl Martin limiter/compressor as a limiter to take the peaks of my rhythm playing while keeping the soft dynamics intact. It has worked very well in worship where it's place before my first drive, it's a beautiful thing!

Great vid. Cheers. 👍🏻👍🏻

such a good video and information! thanks

@MichaelBanfieldGuitar

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you like it

Spot on The Wall solo !!

Wow! Thanks for this!

Great video!

Great job

Eye opening - great info - I`m off to get a pedal or two or three.. Cheers.

Very interesting video!!

you have just opened a new door to me. thank you!

I have a Boss CS-2, it's really special (and was on Gilmour's board in the 80s). They're not too hard to find, it's worth having one.

@RomainBigeardGuitar

Жыл бұрын

Ha you mention it at 4min ;-)

I had 60's Tremolux as a teen (80's) with which I used a distortion pedal... I let a guy use it and he had a compressor which got it sounding its best ever. It was wild.