Compression

Rob Cathcart · Post by **Rob Cathcart** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:55 pm

Hi there,

Anyone else using a compressor on their WaveDrum??

I'm finding that the volume changes when using different velocities is too much for my taste. (and of course you gotta use different velocities to alter the sound)

I'm using just a bit of compression and it evens the volume out very nicely. Much more musical to my ears.

Ch-ch-check it out, mon!!

Kaden · Post by **Kaden** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:19 pm

Yeah, compression is an absolute necessity; smooths out some of the compromises between the response curves and output volume. It's not as much of an issue when using sticks, but if you play with your hands the difference in playability is pretty profound.

martygras · Post by **martygras** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:29 pm

Yes. Using it more as a limiter, but a little compression goes a long way.
Be careful using a compressor live due to the increased potential for feedback from the wavedrum.

Varta · Post by **Varta** » Sat May 05, 2012 11:11 pm

I just tried using compression today and it does help a lot to make the quieter tones more audiable. Without compression, quieter tones easily "drown" in noise floor, e.g. from the natural sound of the head.

The dynamic range of the wavedrum is rather high, probably too high in many situations. Good to have the choice to reduce the dynamiic range using a compressor.