On Feb 5, 2011, at 9:05 PM, William Walker wrote: This is my new best friend, this compressor is every bit the pedal the keeley is but quieter like the carl martin ( I currently own all three) and cheaper than both, tiny so you can leave it on and tuck it somewhere unobtrusive. the grit control is a bit fizzy for me but works well as a spice when using another overdrive pedal, or when maxed with the sustain maxed. Runs from 9-18 volts, but not on batteries, comes with a power supply.
Well, I have to eat my words a bit on this one, Though I really like its sound and small size. my PT is currently on its way back to the factory, due to an intermittent power issue. And upon further inspection it is built pretty cheaply, . critical links like the power supply and input jacks use little plastic snap couplers instead of soldered connections to its tiny pc board, which is disappointing. So the verdict is still out for me on this one. The desert island compressor for me (if the desert island had an endless supply of batteries or a solar energy source) is still the Keeley. built like a tank with great components and can run on a 9 volt battery. Now that i've adjusted its internal sensitivity properly its also running very quietly. Mark it sounds to me like you need to back off the blend and the sustain a bit . Just like the Keeley , the Dyna Comp, and a number of other floor compressors, if you over do the sustain (sensitivity) , you will kill your dynamics which is what I think you mean by latency. the best compression is not an obvious thing, as far as i'm concerned.
Yeah, backed off appropriately, it just seems to add a nice punch to the sound. The jury is still out on the grit which is pretty fizzy and seems to add a fair amount of noise (though it cleans right up when I mute my strings). It also seems to do much better first in my chain which makes the issues with not liking the girth of the Monster plug a more annoying issue since it's going to force me to change cables or throw in an adapter. But I'm coming to like adding a touch of compression enough that I'm probably going to feel motivated to resolve that issue.
Disappointed to hear that the build quality is low since reviews had tended to be fairly positive about Pigtronix.
Mark
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