Removing popping artifacts from Compressed clean sound

[Synchronicity]

Hi there

I've got a really nice 80s pop guitar sound with lots of that spanky compression, but on the higher notes and when more pick attack is applied it starts to clip with the compression pops and peaks the signal.

Just wondering if there is a way to EQ this out using the GEQ or some other setting to remove the clipping while retaining the general vibe of the tone?

Audio example here - as you can hear at the start, no problem with general soft playing, but when the notes get higher and more attack/muting it starts to appear.

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Many thanks!

 

[pauliusmm]

Maybe its near CPU limit?

Aside from that its a great sound! Would you share a preet?

 

[Synchronicity]

Maybe its near CPU limit?

Aside from that its a great sound! Would you share a preet?

Thanks Paul, CPU is only at 72% so isn't that, I think the compression is emphasising a certain frequency range too much, but I can't seem to narrow it down by using the GEQ.

Heres the preset, very happy with it, one of my go-to clean sounds for my strat (and in the sample clip above, my Epiphone Les Paul (with Dimarzio D-Activator pickup).

 

[pauliusmm]

Could you export the preset in non bundle format? I will try to convert and import it to AX8 and see.

 

[Synchronicity]

Could you export the preset in non bundle format? I will try to convert and import it to AX8 and see.

Sure, here you go.

Thanks very much!

 

[yek]

Increase the lookahead value.

 

[pauliusmm]

Thanks! i loaded it into my AX8 and it sounds great without any pops. But the thing is AX8 is missing multiband comp block.