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LP style 2242 2244 2249 2252 2254 2256 2264 2264n X110 X210 X220 X230 X240 ES-335 style 2207 2221 2227 2229 2266 2267 2281 X410 X420 X420VS SG style 2247 2259 Flying Vee 2236 Strat style 2263wc 2275b 2275c 2275n 2275s Tele style 2238wc 2248wc 2253w 2253wc 2270c F-bass style 2271 2273 G-bass style 2250 2261 R-bass style 2288 2289 |
MPC Models X120 X310 X320 X330 X340 X350 X610 X620 X710 X720 X730 X740 X810 X910 X930 X940 X950 X960 Original designs: Phoenix models X110 X130 X135 X140 X145 X149 X150 X155 X160 X165 X175 X180 X185 X189 X190 X195 X199 Phoenix basses X630 X635 X640 X650 X695 Pointy models XV2GR/ XV3GR X1PW/ X2RD XV1 Pointy basses X700 Other original models: X250 X260 X270 X280 X290 X510 X935 X935CS |
MPC 12 - Compressor
(note, the click in the middle is me switching the module from normal mode to attack mode) Review by Steve H Yes... the mystery module. Much of the documentation I have seen doesn't mention it. It must have been introduced late in the game. I think it's a great sounding guitar compressor. Seems to be pretty close to the MXR Dynacomp sound, but has a switch that gives you a slow or fast attack time. I usually use it in the fast mode, but the slow setting has a really nice slow swell after the initial attack. Almost like a t.c. electronic Sustain pedal, but not so clean nor heavy handed. You can get a cool Lanois kind of vibe with this thing. The knob on the guitar is a level control. There is plenty of gain in the fast mode, but it seems to loose some overall volume in the slow mode. I love it, but then again, my obsession with compression borders on a true illness. Review by Webmaster This is my first ever taste of a compressor...AND I LOVE IT!!! You can get some insanely haunting sustain with this MPC12. It works particularly well with the flanger module too. The literature totes the MPC12 as a "Dual Mode Device". "In normal mode it acts as a normal compressor over a wide range of input levels. No matter how hard or soft the strings are picked the output volume remains the same..." (this is very true and VERY cool). The second mode (attack) does all the regular mode does, plus..."The compressor will now attempt to hold the note at a lower volume than before, and allow you to 'play over' the compressor. This means you now have dynamics with the initial pick attack and added sustain.". You can also get long clean sustain or dirty overdriven sustain, depending on your choice of settings. I've only used the MPC12 for a few hours, but I'm starting to think that this is the coolest of the 12 modules!
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