Hi folks. Who out there uses a blend knob on their pedal-style compressor to achieve NY/Parallel compression? What is your use case? How do you typically set up your compressor?
I recently upgraded to an Empress Bass compressor with both a blend knob and a HPF knob. I typically leave it at 2:1 and have adjusted the HPF to taste (somewhere around 9 if my memory serves). I leave to blend between 90-100% compressed signal and have been very happy with the pedal. With the HPF, I don't really see a personal need to touch the blend knob to achieve what I am going for.
Does anyone here rock a more NY style set-up with heavy compression and more uncompressed signal blended in? Why / what kind of sound do you achieve in doing so?
I'm more familiar with NY style compression as a mixing tool, largely on drums and am having trouble wrapping my head around how useful it could be (and when/why) on a bass pedal.
Not asking you to sell me on using blend, just asking for the sake of learning!
I recently upgraded to an Empress Bass compressor with both a blend knob and a HPF knob. I typically leave it at 2:1 and have adjusted the HPF to taste (somewhere around 9 if my memory serves). I leave to blend between 90-100% compressed signal and have been very happy with the pedal. With the HPF, I don't really see a personal need to touch the blend knob to achieve what I am going for.
Does anyone here rock a more NY style set-up with heavy compression and more uncompressed signal blended in? Why / what kind of sound do you achieve in doing so?
I'm more familiar with NY style compression as a mixing tool, largely on drums and am having trouble wrapping my head around how useful it could be (and when/why) on a bass pedal.
Not asking you to sell me on using blend, just asking for the sake of learning!