Laney vs SimplComp

Laney Digbeth A widely-known, acclaimed FET/Tube bass amp for modern players looking for vintage sound. What’s inside - Stomp section with 4 pedals with adjustable processing order. - Cab section with 3 Laney cabs and an array of mic options. - Output section with full 10-band graphic EQ and a limiter. - Full parallel processing with adjustable section order. - FX section (EQ, maximizer, and 2 limiters). - FET / TUBE preamp channels (mixable). - Bass dynamics section with sidechain. - 3-band EQ with 4 mid-band modes. - Mammoth processing section. Stomp Section Three pedals from Black Country Customs: - The 85 Bass-interval a bass octave pedal with two parallel octaver modes. - The Custard Factory bass compressor pedal with three modes. - Blackheath distortion pedal with 2 distortion modes and an overdrive. Fourth pedal is addition from Aurora DSP: - Gamma Burst Bass-tortion three channels of drive with various characters. The Amp Digital recreation of the legendary 500 watt Digbeth bass head, with all its features: - FET / TUBE preamp channels with option to mix both of them. - 3-band EQ with 4 mid-band modes for different characteristics. - TILT "EQ Seesaw" knob for an all-around tonal adjustment. Cab section - Four mics to choose from, for diverse tonal characters. - Tone mixer for sound shaping and balancing. - External IR loader. - Three powerful and dynamic Laney cab models: 
-DBV212-4 
-DBV410-4 
-DBV810-4 FX rack Signal chain designed specifically for bass guitars, combining top-tier analog modeling and digital processing to deliver a powerful, punchy, and refined bass sound. This rack is built with the following iconic modules: - 10-band EQ A classic graphic EQ, with 10 bands of +/- 12dB gain, proportional Q and VU meters. Enhanced with an additional drive module for vintage saturation. - Sonic optimizer An advanced signal processor for adjusting the character of the sound. Useful for improving the low-end definition, adding some high-end clarity, as well as adjusting the overall feel. - Limiting amplifier Based on a legendary FET compressor/limiter known for its fast attack times and transparent compression widely used in studios for bass to achieve punchy and smooth dynamics. - Leveling amplifier Modeled after an optical tube-based compressor with a warm, smooth character. With a slow attack and release, it's a favorite for bass processing, due to its natural-sounding compression. BASS DYNAMICS - An adjustable compressor with a filtered sidechain. - "Placement" options for fitting the low-end better into the mix. IN - Crossover with 3 different modes and adjustable frequency (and an option to disable parallel processing completely). - Low-cut and high-cut filtering. OUT - Bass/Treble mixer for controlling the levels after the parallel processing. - Slam limiter for final dynamics adjustments. - Full 10-band graphic EQ. Additional features: - Noise gate - Tuner - Metronome - Built-in recorder for capturing riffs - Cross-platform preset sharing - Studio environment mode for headphones with control room simulation Available in AUv3 and standalone

Introduction SimpleComp is very simple general purpose compressor that’s easy to use and very light on CPU. Sometimes you just need some basic dynamics processing that doesn’t add “character”, or that relies on sophisticated techniques or performance expensive DSP. SimplComp was designed for those times! SimpleComp is an AUv3 effects plugin that can run standalone, or in any AUv3 compatible host such as Logic Pro, GarageBand or AUM. SimpleComp currently runs on iPadOS / iOS (iPad & iPhone) and macOS (Intel & Silicon) and is available as a Universal Purchase from the Apple App Store. If you’re planning on using SimpleComp on Mac / desktop, please ensure that your favourite DAW / host supports AUv3 (not just AU). Parameters ACTIVE - toggles the effect on or off. IN - sets the level of the incoming signal. Typically you would leave this as 0dB, i.e unity gain. The meters to the left of the panel show the level of the incoming signal. COMP - sets the compression threshold. Note that unlike many compressor plugins, the threshold is reduced as you turn up the control, so as you turn it up, you get more compression effect. The bar meter below this control will give an indication of how much over the threshold the input signal is. RATIO - sets the compression ratio. A higher ratio results in a more noticeable “squashing” effect on the signal. OUT - sets the level of the output signal. You may need to adjust this is you wish to manually make up the gain lost by the compression effect, e.g. when AUTO is off (see below). ATK - sets the attack time of the compressor. REL - sets the release time of the compressor. AUTO - toggles automatic makes gain. When switched on, SimplComp will automatically adjust the gain to compensate for the gain reduction that occurs when compression is applied. This is calculated using the compression threshold and ratio. MIX - sets the balance between the compressed and original / dry signal. This allows SimplComp to be used for parallel compression. Factory Presets There are a few factory presets included to get you going. The overall compression will be dependent on the level of the input signal so you will need to select an appropriate factory preset as a starting point, then adjust the COMP parameter up or down for more or less compression indicated by the bar meter below the control.