SPECTRACOMP BASS COMPRESSOR
TC hasn’t made many bassspecific pedals (though many of its
pedals work beautifully for bass)
until the new SpectraComp Bass
Compressor—an ultra-compact,
single-knob compressor pedal
designed and tuned specifically
for bass. Where it sets itself apart
is its application of multi-band
compression, a type of compression
common in the pro audio world that
lets the user split the signal into
several distinct frequency bands,
which can then be compressed
individually with different settings.
This can offer a number of
advantages over standard, full
spectrum compression, and TC has
preset the SpectraComp’s multi-band
compression engine for maximum
low-end beef, high-end clarity,
and overall punch and vibrancy. Of
course this preset can be altered and
custom tuned with TC’s TonePrint
software, letting the user dial in
custom blend, threshold, knee, and
crossover frequency settings, among
other things. The SpectraComp
crams a superb sounding and
highly sophisticated studio quality
compressor in a pocket-sized box of
tonal glory.
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