Turning it down to zero would cause the amp to respond unnaturally stiff, wouldn't it? @FractalAudio
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I'm not in front of my unit to reconfirm but I can hear/feel a speaker compression setting of 1 (vs 0) on clean amps like the Band Commander. I can't recall the amount of compression shown on the meter tho (will check later).
I’ve thought frequently how nice it would be to have the speaker compression relative to amp volume to compress more as volume increases, as well as interactive to dynamics.
Isnt that a current wish?
Try comparing the Deluxe Reverb model with the Input Drive set to 2 or 3 and the Speaker Compression set to 1.00 and then 10.00. Then compare the same model with the Input Gain set to 8 and the Speaker Compression set to 1.00, then cranked to 10.00. The differences between the two (the higher gain being more noticeable) are stark, especially the audible differences.
I just confirmed that Speaker Compression level (and perceptibility) does vary with Master Volume. Try it with a DR per @Jason Scott.
OTOH, I do think I hear lower compression values with clean amps but maybe it's placebo.
I don’t use the speaker compression in my presets. It in the past has taken away from an immediate “feel” I wanted to get in a preset. I sometimes use the output compressor- just a little, like 0.25, for cleans.
Speaker compression depends on master volume, if the amp still have lots of headroom, it is difficult to get any speaker compression going.
Depending on the speaker itself, no the amp. According to Cliff.couldn't be bothered to read the whole thread, so sorry if this has alseady been posted, but when this parameter was introduced, there was discussion about "best" setings and Cliff said that target values should be about -6db for marshall style amps and -3db for fender/boogies. the amount of compression you get varies depending on other factors, like the mv setting.