The Rocktron Reaction Compressor Pedal. FREE shipping in the USA!

Professional players use a compressor like a secret weapon to accomplish many things, including adding more sustain to any guitar without adding distortion, defining every note in a chord while letting it ring out, creating in your face solos, and much more. Control knobs for the Reaction Compressor include SUSTAIN, which controls the amount of Compression and Release characteristics. ATTACK determines how fast the compression reacts. LEVEL controls the output volume. Most studio compressors are big and bulky and quite difficult to set. Rocktron comes to the rescue with the Reaction Compressor. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3 to get professional results that will improve your live performances. The Reaction Compressor has True-Bypass, when the pedal is off, it is out of the signal path.

Use the Reaction Compressor as a master SOLO switch to not only define what you play but also to raise the volume! The soundman can worry about something else…you have performance control! Typically you want to set the output level after compression has been applied so that it is the same as the pedal in True Bypass – this is called “unity gain” (the same level from pedal on to pedal off). You may want to apply compression, and then actually add volume using the LEVEL control. Now you have added more sustain and drive which can be used before an overdrive pedal, or direct into your amplifier. Compression helps define articulation for any instrument by limiting how loud a note can get. It also makes lower volume notes louder. The end result is a smoother and more even sound, and that is what you hear on professional recordings. It’s also what you will hear live! The soundman will thank you!