Explained : Compressor should go before overdrive, or after overdrive?
Should compressor go before overdrive, or after overdrive? I saw many of this questions on Internet.
There is no correct answer for this, and many videos and forums explain the difference with excellent demos. In this article I will explain from more technical point of view by using some oscilloscope screenshots.
What is compressor, what is overdrive?
Before we check graphs, I want to explain what the compressor is and what the overdrive is. Basically compressor compresses the signal when input signal reaches threshold and more. Overdrive pedals do very similar thing. Actually, overdrive can be described as boost + high compression ratio compressor. So there is no wonder the fact that overdrive hides compressor result. If you give extreme gain to overdrive, there is no difference to add compressor (In perfect world. In real world, there are another factor like tone circuit gonna change the tone, so there is the difference).
1. Compressor AFTER overdrive
Here is real screenshot of oscilloscope. Blue is the result of big signal, and yellow is the result of small signal. All input signal is sine wave.
As you see, big signal is clipped by overdrive, and compressor doesn't do much for the big signal. For small signal, compressor enhance the volume. In result, this configuration keeps your picking nuance, but equalizes the volume. Other words, when you play weaker note, you will hear tone difference (less distortion), but volume will be kept.
2. Compressor BEFORE overdrive
Let's move on next. This graph shows the result of Compressor before overdrive configuration. Difference of big and small signal is much less than first configuration because compressor equalizes the volume to overdrive. This will hide signal size difference and the signal will be more equally clipped by overdrive section. Your playing will be more equalized and tone will be constant regardless how hard you pick the string. This configuration is suitable when you prefer more consistent tone and volume.
I hope this article helps to understand the difference!
4671 comments
شركة مكافحة حشرات بحائل وكذلك شركة كشف تسربات المياه بحائل وتنظيف خزانات وتنظيف الموكيت والسجاد والكنب والشقق والمنازل بحائل وتنظيف الخزانات بحائل وتنظيف المساجد بحائل شركة تنظيف بحائل تنظيف المسابح بحائل
https://jumperads.com/hail/anti-insects-company-hail.html شركة مكافحة حشرات بحائل
https://jumperads.com/hail/water-leaks-detection-company-hail.html شركة كشف تسربات بحائل
https://jumperads.com/hail/hail-company-surfaces.html شركة عزل اسطح بحائل
https://jumperads.com/hail/hail-company-sewage.html شركة تسليك مجاري بحائل
https://jumperads.com/hail/hail-cleaning-company-sofa.html شركة تنظيف كنب بحائل
https://jumperads.com/hail/hail-cleaning-company-mosques.html شركة تنظيف مساجد بحائل
https://jumperads.com/hail/hail-cleaning-company-Carpet.html شركة تنظيف سجاد بحائل
https://jumperads.com/hail/hail-cleaning-company-tanks.html شركة تنظيف خزانات بحائل
https://jumperads.com/hail/hail-cleaning-company-swimming-bath.html شركة تنظيف وصيانة مسابح بحائل
https://jumperads.com/hail/hail-cleaning-company-Furniture.html شركة تنظيف الاثاث بحائل
https://jumperads.com/hail/hail-cleaning-company-home.html شركة تنظيف شقق بحائل
https://jumperads.com/hail/hail-cleaning-company-Carpets.html شركة تنظيف موكيت بحائل
https://jumperads.com/hail/hail-cleaning-company.html شركة تنظيف مجالس بحائل
https://jumperads.com/hail/hail-cleaning-company-house.html شركة تنظيف منازل بحائل
https://jumperads.com/hail/hail-cleaning-company-curtains.html شركة تنظيف ستائر بحائل
https://jumperads.com/hail/hail-cleaning-company-Villas.html شركة تنظيف فلل بحائل
https://jumperads.com/hail/hail-company-tile.html شركة جلي بلاط بحائل
https://www.artstation.com/voir-film-moi-moche-et-mechant-4-streaming-vf-fr-complet/profile
https://www.artstation.com/voir-film-moi-moche-et-mechant-4-streaming-vf-2024/profile
https://www.artstation.com/voir-moi-moche-et-mechant-4-en-streaming-vf/profile
https://www.artstation.com/moi-moche-et-mechant-4-streaming-vf-complet/profile
https://www.artstation.com/vice-versa-2-en-streaming-vf-entier-francais/profile
https://www.artstation.com/vostfr-vice-versa-2-streaming-vf-complet-en-francais/profile
https://www.artstation.com/voir-film-vice-versa-2-streaming-vf-2024/profile
https://www.artstation.com/le-comte-de-monte-cristo-en-streaming-vf-entier-francais/profile
https://www.artstation.com/vostfr-le-comte-de-monte-cristo-streaming-vf-complet-en-francai/profile
https://www.artstation.com/le-comte-de-monte-cristo-streaming-vf-complet/profile
https://www.artstation.com/inside-out-2-commedia-streaming-ita-cb01/profile
https://www.artstation.com/inside-out-2-commedia-streaming-italiano/profile
https://www.artstation.com/cb01-inside-out-2-streaming-film-ita/profile
https://github.com/PREMIUMFILM/VER-IntensaMente-2-2024-PEL-CULA-COMPLETA-ONLINE-EN-ESPA-OL-Y-LATINO
https://github.com/premiumfilmonline/ver-cuevana-Intensamente-2-pelicula-completa-hd
https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/17538/dgadsgasgasgasfasf
https://forum.potok.digital/topic/2043/https-www-artstation-com-voir-film-moi-moche-et-mechant-4-streaming-vf-fr-complet-profile
https://foro.ribbon.es/topic/9098/https-www-artstation-com-voir-film-moi-moche-et-mechant-4-streaming-vf-fr-complet-profile
https://cofradesdegranada.ideal.es/articles/sdfghsdgdsgadsgasasgasgasfg
https://community.goldencorral.com/articles/sdgsdgsdg
https://community.thoracic.org/articles/sfdhgsdgdagasgsagfasf
https://herbalmeds-forum.biolife.com.my/d/94159-sdfgsdgadsgasf
https://dictanote.co/n/1032423/
https://www.penana.com/story/157731/fshdsgdsgdsgdsgsdg/issue/1?published=success
https://b.cari.com.my/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=5363216&extra=
https://www.meutimao.com.br/forum-do-corinthians/1644145/dsgsdgsdghdsghsdgsdgsdg
https://paste.enginehub.org/kTFBYnlCP
https://paiza.io/projects/HAURsyRsefUokJHqYb8vZg?language=php
https://pastelink.net/u3kv4tpm
https://paste.thezomg.com/209243/17203879/
https://paste.mozilla.org/CdaxMfpU
https://paste.md-5.net/alodoxepif.cpp
https://jsfiddle.net/guyonmabar/2dzws34c/
https://bitbin.it/IJA0ucKU/
https://hackmd.io/@4gYx4YE9ROmVwonEK9lojA/BJst5FOPA
https://paste.gd/uOi3v46f
https://matters.town/me/drafts/RHJhZnQ6MTA4NTIxNQ
https://wandering.flarum.cloud/d/78173-sdfgdsgasgasgfasfg
https://wokwi.com/projects/402789004956722177
https://xtremepape.rs/threads/dsgsdhsdhsdgcbvxcbvxcbdsgdsgdsg.117697/
https://lifeisfeudal.com/Discussions/question/sdghsdhsdhdsgsdgsdg
https://web.extension.illinois.edu/askextension/thisQuestion.cfm?QuestionID=30138&catID=160&AskSiteID=75
https://tempel.in/view/8CPqt
https://forum.freeflarum.com/d/83789-sdfgsdgdsgasdgsg
https://www.intelivisto.com/forum/posts/list/0/296291.page#445727
https://www.artstation.com/voir-film-moi-moche-et-mechant-4-streaming-vf-fr-complet/profile
https://www.artstation.com/voir-film-moi-moche-et-mechant-4-streaming-vf-2024/profile
https://www.artstation.com/voir-moi-moche-et-mechant-4-en-streaming-vf/profile
https://www.artstation.com/moi-moche-et-mechant-4-streaming-vf-complet/profile
https://www.artstation.com/vice-versa-2-en-streaming-vf-entier-francais/profile
https://www.artstation.com/vostfr-vice-versa-2-streaming-vf-complet-en-francais/profile
https://www.artstation.com/voir-film-vice-versa-2-streaming-vf-2024/profile
https://www.artstation.com/le-comte-de-monte-cristo-en-streaming-vf-entier-francais/profile
https://www.artstation.com/vostfr-le-comte-de-monte-cristo-streaming-vf-complet-en-francai/profile
https://www.artstation.com/le-comte-de-monte-cristo-streaming-vf-complet/profile
https://www.artstation.com/inside-out-2-commedia-streaming-ita-cb01/profile
https://www.artstation.com/inside-out-2-commedia-streaming-italiano/profile
https://www.artstation.com/cb01-inside-out-2-streaming-film-ita/profile
https://github.com/PREMIUMFILM/VER-IntensaMente-2-2024-PEL-CULA-COMPLETA-ONLINE-EN-ESPA-OL-Y-LATINO
https://github.com/premiumfilmonline/ver-cuevana-Intensamente-2-pelicula-completa-hd
https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/17538/dgadsgasgasgasfasf
https://forum.potok.digital/topic/2043/https-www-artstation-com-voir-film-moi-moche-et-mechant-4-streaming-vf-fr-complet-profile
https://foro.ribbon.es/topic/9098/https-www-artstation-com-voir-film-moi-moche-et-mechant-4-streaming-vf-fr-complet-profile
https://cofradesdegranada.ideal.es/articles/sdfghsdgdsgadsgasasgasgasfg
https://community.goldencorral.com/articles/sdgsdgsdg
https://community.thoracic.org/articles/sfdhgsdgdagasgsagfasf
https://herbalmeds-forum.biolife.com.my/d/94159-sdfgsdgadsgasf
https://dictanote.co/n/1032423/
https://www.penana.com/story/157731/fshdsgdsgdsgdsgsdg/issue/1?published=success
https://b.cari.com.my/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=5363216&extra=
https://www.meutimao.com.br/forum-do-corinthians/1644145/dsgsdgsdghdsghsdgsdgsdg
https://paste.enginehub.org/kTFBYnlCP
https://paiza.io/projects/HAURsyRsefUokJHqYb8vZg?language=php
https://pastelink.net/u3kv4tpm
https://paste.thezomg.com/209243/17203879/
https://paste.mozilla.org/CdaxMfpU
https://paste.md-5.net/alodoxepif.cpp
https://jsfiddle.net/guyonmabar/2dzws34c/
https://bitbin.it/IJA0ucKU/
https://hackmd.io/@4gYx4YE9ROmVwonEK9lojA/BJst5FOPA
https://paste.gd/uOi3v46f
https://matters.town/me/drafts/RHJhZnQ6MTA4NTIxNQ
https://wandering.flarum.cloud/d/78173-sdfgdsgasgasgfasfg
https://wokwi.com/projects/402789004956722177
https://xtremepape.rs/threads/dsgsdhsdhsdgcbvxcbvxcbdsgdsgdsg.117697/
https://lifeisfeudal.com/Discussions/question/sdghsdhsdhdsgsdgsdg
https://web.extension.illinois.edu/askextension/thisQuestion.cfm?QuestionID=30138&catID=160&AskSiteID=75
https://tempel.in/view/8CPqt
https://forum.freeflarum.com/d/83789-sdfgsdgdsgasdgsg
https://www.intelivisto.com/forum/posts/list/0/296291.page#445727
https://www.artstation.com/voir-film-moi-moche-et-mechant-4-streaming-vf-fr-complet/profile
https://www.artstation.com/voir-film-moi-moche-et-mechant-4-streaming-vf-2024/profile
https://www.artstation.com/voir-moi-moche-et-mechant-4-en-streaming-vf/profile
https://www.artstation.com/moi-moche-et-mechant-4-streaming-vf-complet/profile
https://www.artstation.com/vice-versa-2-en-streaming-vf-entier-francais/profile
https://www.artstation.com/vostfr-vice-versa-2-streaming-vf-complet-en-francais/profile
https://www.artstation.com/voir-film-vice-versa-2-streaming-vf-2024/profile
https://www.artstation.com/le-comte-de-monte-cristo-en-streaming-vf-entier-francais/profile
https://www.artstation.com/vostfr-le-comte-de-monte-cristo-streaming-vf-complet-en-francai/profile
https://www.artstation.com/le-comte-de-monte-cristo-streaming-vf-complet/profile
https://www.artstation.com/inside-out-2-commedia-streaming-ita-cb01/profile
https://www.artstation.com/inside-out-2-commedia-streaming-italiano/profile
https://www.artstation.com/cb01-inside-out-2-streaming-film-ita/profile
https://github.com/PREMIUMFILM/VER-IntensaMente-2-2024-PEL-CULA-COMPLETA-ONLINE-EN-ESPA-OL-Y-LATINO
https://github.com/premiumfilmonline/ver-cuevana-Intensamente-2-pelicula-completa-hd
https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/17538/dgadsgasgasgasfasf
https://forum.potok.digital/topic/2043/https-www-artstation-com-voir-film-moi-moche-et-mechant-4-streaming-vf-fr-complet-profile
https://foro.ribbon.es/topic/9098/https-www-artstation-com-voir-film-moi-moche-et-mechant-4-streaming-vf-fr-complet-profile
https://cofradesdegranada.ideal.es/articles/sdfghsdgdsgadsgasasgasgasfg
https://community.goldencorral.com/articles/sdgsdgsdg
https://community.thoracic.org/articles/sfdhgsdgdagasgsagfasf
https://herbalmeds-forum.biolife.com.my/d/94159-sdfgsdgadsgasf
https://dictanote.co/n/1032423/
https://www.penana.com/story/157731/fshdsgdsgdsgdsgsdg/issue/1?published=success
https://b.cari.com.my/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=5363216&extra=
https://www.meutimao.com.br/forum-do-corinthians/1644145/dsgsdgsdghdsghsdgsdgsdg
https://paste.enginehub.org/kTFBYnlCP
https://paiza.io/projects/HAURsyRsefUokJHqYb8vZg?language=php
https://pastelink.net/u3kv4tpm
https://paste.thezomg.com/209243/17203879/
https://paste.mozilla.org/CdaxMfpU
https://paste.md-5.net/alodoxepif.cpp
https://jsfiddle.net/guyonmabar/2dzws34c/
https://bitbin.it/IJA0ucKU/
https://hackmd.io/@4gYx4YE9ROmVwonEK9lojA/BJst5FOPA
https://paste.gd/uOi3v46f
https://matters.town/me/drafts/RHJhZnQ6MTA4NTIxNQ
https://wandering.flarum.cloud/d/78173-sdfgdsgasgasgfasfg
https://wokwi.com/projects/402789004956722177
https://xtremepape.rs/threads/dsgsdhsdhsdgcbvxcbvxcbdsgdsgdsg.117697/
https://lifeisfeudal.com/Discussions/question/sdghsdhsdhdsgsdgsdg
https://web.extension.illinois.edu/askextension/thisQuestion.cfm?QuestionID=30138&catID=160&AskSiteID=75
https://tempel.in/view/8CPqt
https://forum.freeflarum.com/d/83789-sdfgsdgdsgasdgsg
https://www.intelivisto.com/forum/posts/list/0/296291.page#445727
https://www.artstation.com/assistir-hd-deadpool-e-wolverine-filme/profile
https://www.artstation.com/assistir-bad-boys-ate-o-fim-em-portuguese/profile
https://www.artstation.com/kalki-2898-ad-hindi-dubbed/profile
https://www.artstation.com/toofan-fullmovie-hindi-dubbed/profile
https://www.artstation.com/deadpool-and-wolverine-movie-online/profile
https://www.artstation.com/inside-out-2-2024-free-online/profile
https://www.artstation.com/inside-out-2-on-english/profile
https://www.artstation.com/inside-out-2-fullmovie-123movie/profile
https://www.artstation.com/divertida-mente-2dublado-em-portuguese/profile
https://www.artstation.com/assistir-hd-divertida-mente-2-em-portuguese/profile
https://www.artstation.com/assistir-meu-malvado-favorito-4-filme/profile