J.P.'s Gear Review Ep. 15 - Ampeg Opto Comp, and an input pad mod
A slightly modded Opto Comp... A bunch of things happened in the last few months, and most of my hobbies got moved on the backburned while things stabilize. Now that everything is quieter, I have more time to get back to writing and doing fun stuff. In this one, I’ll briefly discuss about the Ampeg Opto Comp compressor pedal, and how you can mod it to externalize the 15dB pad jumper so you don’t have to remove the backplate every time you need to change that setting. Without further ado, let’s get to the review/mod thing. What’s compression? In a nutshell, when you compress a signal, you are changing its dynamic range by reducing the difference between the loudest and quietest parts of the signal. This is particularly useful when you are digging in your strings when playing: the transients showing up in the signal when the attack is stronger gets minimized and don’t blow out your VU meters (and your eardrums). Compression is usually controlled by these parameters: Threshold: th...