TC Electronic Spectracomp Bass Compressor Pedal

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With the Spectracomp, smooth bass tone is only a stomp away. This multiband compressor pedal tames your peaks and enhances sustain while remaining musical.

Spectracomp Bass Compressor is the tiniest big thing to hit the world of bass in a long time. This ultra-compact and highly intuitive multiband compressor is made to bring out all of the glorious low-end punch and presence of your beloved bass in the most transparent and musical way you’ve ever heard. Just turn it on and take charge of the groove.

A Multiband Marvel

We first introduced the magic of multiband bass compression in our innovative RH-series bass amps, which made dialing in super-smooth compression an absolute breeze. With Spectracomp Bass Compressor we’ve kept the simplistic one-knob approach from the amps, while greatly improving the compression algorithm. This gives you access to studio-quality compression tones, in a stompbox so small that you can’t afford not to have it on your board.

Honey, We Shrunk the Studio

Spectracomp Bass Compressor contains the same high-quality MD3 dynamics engine known from our studio production powerhouse, System 6000. A dynamics engine that has been used on countless hit records and massive blockbuster movie productions. This advanced algorithm applies perfectly tweaked compression for your high, mid and low frequencies to create a more unified and balanced sound where your low strings never overtake your highs, something that’s simply not possible with the one-size-fits-all compression known from a typical stompbox. This way you’ll get a tight and punchy attack, with endless sustain all without ever compromising read more the natural low-end response of your bass.

TonePrint – Deep Dynamic Editing

Picture Spectracomp Bass Compressor as an ice cream. It’s smooth, delicious and easy to love. But maybe you want to super-pimp your ice cream with cherries, chocolate sauce and sprinkles shaped like unicorns? You want to make that tone-sundae your own. This is where TonePrint comes into play. Via the free editor you can customize your own compression tone through a wealth of deep editing parameters, so it suits your rig perfectly. You can also try on custom pre-made tones via the free app for Android and iOS. Tone tweaking just leveled up.

Features:

- Ultra-compact multiband bass compressor offers you phenomenal tone and built-in TonePrint technology in a tiny form factor
- Advanced studio-quality compression algorithm is perfectly tuned to bass frequencies, giving a unified and balanced sound across your strings
- TonePrint-enabled to let you beam cool signature tones into your pedal with the free TonePrint App
- Design your own customized compression effects from scratch with free TonePrint Editor for PC, Mac and iPad
- Simple one-knob control lets you focus on playing
- True bypass allows for optimum clarity and zero high-end loss when the pedal is off
- High-quality components to give you a true studio-grade compressor in a pedal format
- Extra-small enclosure easily fits on any pedal board
- Sturdy die-cast metal case designed for life on the road
- 3-Year Warranty Program
- Designed and engineered in Denmark
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For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Web: https://www.tcelectronic.com/service.html

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (2 ratings)
Submitted December 8, 2019 by Joe Cucci in ANNISTON, AL

"Best bass compressor I've ever used"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I took me a couple of hours to understand what the pedal was actually doing. This pedal is nothing like a typical bass compressor which limits the peaks to smooth out the sound. This pedal is actually 3 compressors focused on 3 bass bands of low, mid and high. Depending on where the knob is set is what band is compressed and what frequency is enhanced. Turn the knob to the left and the bass band is enhanced and more prevalent. More to the right the higher bands are enhanced and more prevalent. All of this with no volume change it in the overall sound. It's really quite amazing. Now that I understand how it works, I couldn't imagine playing without it. If you buy one, forget everything you thought you knew about bass compressors. Far superior to anything out there in my opinion. Highly recommended.

Musical Background:

Bass Player, Professional 35+ years

Musical Style:

Everything
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