POD EFFECTS: POD ONBOARD EFFECTS
Compressor - A compressor Osqueezes� your sound so that the softer sounds
seem louder and the louder sounds wonOt be too loud and jump out at you. It helps
to even out your playing, and can also be used to give increased sustain. The
compressor starts doing its thing when the audio feeding into it exceeds a certain
threshold; above this threshold, the compressor kicks in and starts reducing the
volume changes.
The compressor effect in your Bass POD was developed from our studies of the
LA-2A tube compressor � one of those pieces of gear thatOs earned a place in the
Å¢nest of studios. Part of whatOs made it such a well-loved piece of gear is its
simplicity of operation. Unlike other compressors that include ratio, attack,
release and other settings, the LA-2A is the picture of simplicity with all of these
things hard-wired for great sound every time with minimum messing around; you
just turn one big front panel knob to determine how much compression you want.
6 Y 2PODOs compressor effect follows the LA-2AOs lead with great sound thatOs simple:
dial up less compression (turn the knob counter-clockwise toward its minimum) or
more compression (turn the knob clockwise toward its max position).
Another great thing about the LA-2A is the fact that, even with high compression
settings, it is clear and musical, without too much Opumping� or Obreathing.� Bass
PODOs compressor is designed to capture that same character, so you get sweet,
musical sound whether youOre using a little compression or a lot.
The Compress knob is adjusting the compressor threshold like the LA-2AOs knob
does (and if youOre one of those control junkies, youOll be happy to know that
attack, decay, and ratio are controllable via the SoundDiver software). Turn the
Compress knob to its minimum setting to defeat the compression effect.
Octave Down - Modeled after the classic Boss OC-2 Octave pedal. The
Effect Tweak knob controls the mix. For those of you with four string basses, this
effects allows you to get down to that low B after all! The lower you play, the
harder it is for the octave effect to track your note (just like the OC-2). Have your
guitarist friends try this time for deep down chunk-a chunk-a chunk. |