PedalPCB Byrdhouse Compressor

[giovanni]

It depends what job you want it to do. A compressor after gain stages can act a bit like a saturating tube amp which can be nice. Put it in front instead and you get increased sustain and possibly a different character out of the drive. I use it after envelope filter to tame the peaks.

 

[Coda]

Where in your chain do y'all like to run your compressor? I need to mess with placement a bit

I put mine after everything else that needs to be first: after picky fuzzes and wah/filters, but before dirt. I think that, with a compressor, you can put it almost anywhere, based on what you need it to do…

 

[Paradox916]

I like to run my comp first in the chain unless I’m using a noise gate and that even changes if the gate has a key/trigger… but I digress..

 

[Nic]

Funny I found that yesterday... guess it's all a question of trial and error, but may be a good starting point.

 

[Harry Klippton]

Funny I found that yesterday... guess it's all a question of trial and error, but may be a good starting point. View attachment 39391

I don't trust anyone who likes their wah first

 

[Mentaltossflycoon]

Usually early but I'm thinking about putting mine closer the end of my chain, I never squash it wherever I put it but taking the edge off of the peaks of my envelopes may be necessary. Luckily I don't use a vintage fuzz face/wah at the beginning so it can kind of go anywhere on my rig. I have a triangle of preferences that don't align. I prefer envelope before comp, dirt before envelope but don't love comp after dirt. Womp womp.

 

[Nic]

I don't trust anyone who likes their wah first

I'm mostly new to all that pedal stuff, I like building them and begin to experiment.