Pete & Tore - Everything You Need to Know About Compression

Pete Thorn and Tore tackle the tough topic of guitar compression. Prepare to get your nerd on with this bright and spanky hour of power!

- Both TonePrints created in this video can be found as editable Templates under the TC Electronic "artist" for the HyperGravity and HyperGravity Mini pedals.

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1:38 - Different uses of compression
7:41 - Stacking compression with overdrive for clean sustain
11:34 - Making a 3-band compression TonePrint template
12:29 - Tore explains compression parameters
13:57 - Hypergravity Default TonePrint
15:58 - DynaQ TonePrint
16:43 - 1 Band Classic Comp TonePrint
17:44 - Dialing in Pete's Tone Enhancer
18:15 - Attack time, ratio, and make-up gain
21:07 - Attack & release times explained
24:02 - Hard knees or soft knees?
27:20 - Experimenting with the multi-band stuff
32:31 - Overall output level
33:10 - Blend: Making the sound more natural
36:32 - Why compression can make your volume seem lower
41:42 - Sustain = threshold = compression?
45:34 - Dialing in the Classic Comp TonePrint template
52:34 - The 'hold' parameter
54:09 - Taming the high end on a compressor

Pete's Tone Enhancer: https://www.tcelectronic.com/toneprints/toneprint-specific-artist/hypergravity-compressor-tc-electronic-petes-tone-enhancer?tonePrintsType=null#googtrans(en|en)

Pete's Classic Pedal Comp:
https://www.tcelectronic.com/toneprints/toneprint-specific-artist/hypergravity-compressor-tc-electronic-petes-classic-pedal-comp?tonePrintsType=null#googtrans(en|en)

Be sure to check out Pete's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/sinasl1