Anyone using Speaker Compression?

[jakbur]

I use it but not as much as before the latest couple of updates.

 

[Mutha Goose]

Without it, some presets can be a little "too precise" or sterile. Sometimes dialing in a little bit of "imperfection" is just what you need. I want to say I use a little bit of speaker compression in about 50% of my presets. But with the III, I have been trending to using it less than I did on the AX8.

 

[skunc]

I audition speaker compression on every preset I make. I use it approximately on one of every ten presets, rarely going over 3. Zero default is great.

 

[shatteredsquare]

I didn't before but with cab resonance on 200% and Xformer low/high on 50/15k Hz and speaker compression on 10 it sounds really sproingy

 

[TG3K]

I'd never touched speaker compression until about FW 10, and even then I just played around with it in a few presets. I'd say defaulting to zero would work for me.

 

[Doug Notter]

I had to go look but, yes. My recto presets are all set to 1 and after some experimenting I still preferred it that way.

 

[Fro68]

Never use it on my presets. Lately I’ve been lowering it to 0 on my most used purchased presets.

 

[Clockwork Creep]

In my opinion, Whether or not the Speaker Compression default should be 0 or not, depends on what is closest to authentic... Like, if you take a Dual rectifier, with it's typical Cab, with the typical resonance curve for that cab, how much does the speaker compress? The speaker compression should be set to that, by default.

 

[trancegodz]

Just strike it or set its default to zero.

I just went through my main presets and the default on all of them was 1 and on a couple of them it was 2.
I found I liked every one better when I set it to 0. So I vote for setting the default to 0.

 

[OldSnail]

Speaker compression should be set like it behaves in real life, and having the possibility to adjust to taste is a plus. IMHO.

 

[OldSnail]

Authentic vs versatility. Let’s have authenticity by default and versatility in the geek page

 

[lwknives]

In my opinion, Whether or not the Speaker Compression default should be 0 or not, depends on what is closest to authentic... Like, if you take a Dual rectifier, with it's typical Cab, with the typical resonance curve for that cab, how much does the speaker compress? The speaker compression should be set to that, by default.

+1 I think this is the most reasonable course of action.

 

[yyz67]

Whether or not the Speaker Compression default should be 0 or not, depends on what is closest to authentic

Speaker compression should be set like it behaves in real life, and having the possibility to adjust to taste is a plus.

+1 I think this is the most reasonable course of action.

No simple single setting really because:
(1) In real life it nonlinearly depends on actual speaker volume (SPLs)
(2) For AF users whether it is "authentic" depends on use case: direct recording, frfr monitors, frfr cab, or through guitar cab

From a design standpoint it might make sense to logically decouple "speaker compr/compl/drive" from the AMP (e.g. new SPK block) which then could have it's own non-linear parameters set up, potentially with modifiers/controllers or side chains. That would be a big undertaking though.

 

[shatteredsquare]

In real life it nonlinearly depends on actual speaker volume (SPLs)

U wot m8

 

[jon]

I had to go look but, yes. My recto presets are all set to 1 and after some experimenting I still preferred it that way.

That's funny - I usually struggle with the rectos and setting it to 0 helped me getting it to 'breathe' a lot more

 

[Hyper Planet]

Should we also set it at 0 in the Axe-Fx II?

 

[austinbuddy]

Should we also set it at 0 in the Axe-Fx II?

Sure. All the Dreams Rigs presets use zero SPKR COMP. It feels a little more immediate under your hands to me. But you can add a smidgeon and see if you like it, sometimes it is good.

 

[Joe Bfstplk]

Sure. All the Dreams Rigs presets use zero SPKR COMP. It feels a little more immediate under your hands to me. But you can add a smidgeon and see if you like it, sometimes it is good.

If it makes you happy, it can't be that bad....

 

[shatteredsquare]

Sheryl says, it slows down the PA response just a little, kind of like sag. Hard to hear difference between 1 and 0. You can feel it on 10 for sure.

 

[boyce89976]

I've been using it some to match dynamics when running two different amps... like a Tweed Deluxe and an AC20. I'll use speaker compression on the Tweed for that last little bit of compression to match the AC20's dynamic range.