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Beato and Rhett Shull explains what compression does to guitar tone and how it can be used as a pedal and in your DAW When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The best compressor pedals are designed to make your guitar tone sound balanced, even and controlled. Although some guitarists like to use compression on their overdrive channels, the compressor’s ...

This audio is from a piece of research by Dr Bruno Fazenda at Salford University. It gradually adds more compression onto a recording of a guitar. Initially the guitar sounds quite natural, but then ...