Electro-Harmonix Platform compressing the Model Samples

[@NeoLudditevisons]

brilliant demo! the crunch form the drive is perfect for techno/electro drums

[@kablehead]

Thanks! I'm glad it's helpful. I really like the drive on this pedal. Just what i need from a bit saturation to heavy distortion.

[@DreamlessElectronic]

Nice! I've got one of these being shipped to me now, to use with the Electribe. There aren't a whole lot of synth demos out there, making it sort of a risky purchase. It's good to see someone else using it that way.

[@kablehead]

I'm glad i could help a bit. I always have this problem with fx pedals. Tons of guitar demo's and if you're lucky one guy used it on drums or synths.

[@StephenMcLeod]

This convinced me to get one

[@kablehead]

I'm glad it was helpful! Hope you 're happy with it. I still like the Platform and use it for compressing and/or dirtying up the model samples and cycles.

[@StephenMcLeod]

@@kablehead It sounds great. Subbed!

[@MichaalHell]

I’ve been looking at this pedal for a while and it definetly looks interesting.

[@INFINITYREALM]

great demo, looking for something to limit spikes, especially if I oversweep analog heat's resonance knob, you think this works well to control and limit the end of master chain ? saw your comment below, but it's been some time. thanks

[@kablehead]

Thank you Chris! I never really used the limiter mode on the Platform. But technically it should work. It will definitely get rid of extreme spikes if you set it right. The question is how it sounds when these spikes hit the compressor. And i don't have enough experience with the platform as the final mixbus comp. I used it on some mixes and it sounded good to me. Normally you wouldn't put any kind of pedal at the end of the master chain. But for my lofi music it works.

[@BkuBrown]

The EHx is digital and your Heat analogue. Not sure if you would want to do this

[@MoviesAndMoreShorts]

Damn that drive knob is so useable. Can't wait to get this pedal

[@kablehead]

Yeah, the drive just sounds right to me. Exactly what i need. You can go from subtle drive to a lot of distortion.

[@chat-dmt]

sounds fairly transparent. how do you think this would do for being a master bus compressor / limiter, for transparent spike controlling?

[@kablehead]

I haven't tested it live. At home it sounds transparent enough for me to use it as a master bus comp. But it's probably altering the sound in some way as all pedals do.

[@chat-dmt]

@@kablehead Thanks mate. Good to know.

[@tybowesformerlygoat-x7760]

RNC would generally be a better option.

[@kevolights]

@@tybowesformerlygoat-x7760 what is RNC?

[@tybowesformerlygoat-x7760]

@@kevolights a different compressor (FMR RNC).

[@BkuBrown]

Are you using it as a limiter?

[@kablehead]

No. Only as a compressor to fatten up some drums.

[@Maulleygxxx]

Did you run the signal directly into the pedal?

[@kablehead]

Yes

[@TheOfficialRemiMoore]

It has some nice sweet spots.

[@Lucidaydreamer]

Great demo. any idea how long the slowest attack is?

[@kablehead]

Thank you! I'll have to check...

[@kablehead]

I could get about 20 seconds attack time out of it. But i wouldn't buy it for the attack time anyway. The model samples has no actual attack control. So you have to use a workaround assigning the lfo to the volume and play around with the settings until you have a clear attack phase on your sample. It's not rocket science but also not very practically.

[@Lucidaydreamer]

@@kablehead cool, but do you mean on the synth or the compressor? Im looking for specs on the compressor

[@kablehead]

@@Lucidaydreamer Oh ok. :) I don't know about the compressor attack. It's difficult to hear and measure.

[@Lucidaydreamer]

@@kablehead Ah alright, then it sounds like it wouldnt be right for me. im looking for pedals to use as oitboard

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

Maybe an alternative to the oto boum, since it’s cheaper and actually in stock. I just wonder about the difference in sound quality though. Also the oto seams to have more features.

[@kablehead]

The drive section on the Boum might be a bit more advanced. I think you can blend dry and wet signal on the Boum. So you could hit the drive real hard but only blend in a little bit of that hard distortion sound. And Oto devices always have this special mojo. The Platform is just a simple compressor. But as i haven't used the Oto and can't really compare them.

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

@@kablehead I guess when I see compressor and drive in one pedal, it makes me think that it might be an alternative. Just won a bid on a second hand one, so I guess I’ll find out soon if it works for me.

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

Since the limiter led is on, it is now functioning like a limiter, not a compressor.

[@kablehead]

Yes, but limiting is just compressing with a very high ratio.

[@ObKling]

Do you find it pretty quickly gets into distortion? I'm looking for punch but not distortion.

[@kablehead]

If you don't use the drive there's no distortion other than heavy pumping when you dial up the sustain.

[@ShaighJosephson]

Starts distorting with the Drive control at 9 o'clock... The sustain can also increase the distortion, so you have to balance between those two controls...

[@boimesa8190]

Is the comp digital?

[@kablehead]

Yes

[@boimesa8190]

@@kablehead oh wow, kinda shitty they don't say so on the website xD What about the drive?

[@kablehead]

@@boimesa8190 Honestly i'm not 100% sure. But if it were analog they would probably call it analog comp pedal or at least mention it in the details. If they don't tell you it's probably digital.

[@anthomusic]

i purchased one right after watching this lol

[@kablehead]

I hope you'll like it. I'm still enjoyung mine.

[@pablobarria296]

cool video! thank you

[@whentheleavesarefalling]

Love that compressor.

[@tomblaze2]

sounds BIG

[@trev-sb2bk]

nice video!

[@ianeye68]

Elektro-Harmonix ;)

[@Hieronymus1]

Hehe, I totally agree with you the name of the Model:Samples sounds quite stupid! 😅

[@anday_k]

but I understand) if you have an RNC but you use M: S with an EHX sampler, then probably they are better drudat together. okay I will trust your ears and comments for EHX and take it. I will write off the impressions. thanks man

[@kablehead]

Cheers man! I sold the RNC because i wasn't using it a lot. In that time i was mostly using the vinyl sim compressor from the SP-404 as a mixbus comp. When i sold that one too i got the Platform. So i never tried the RNC with the Model Samples. The good thing about the RNC is that you can hook up an EQ to the sidechain input. That way you can keep the lows intact and only compress the higher frequencies for example. I use that function a lot on my GSSL compressor. I guess it depends on what sound you want to achieve. RNC is the cleaner way and the Platform is more on the dirty lofi side.

[@nikoli6612]

Nice. #post

[@everennui1]

You're using it wrong. This is for guitar only. And if you ever use it like this again I'm going to find you.

[@everennui1]

:D

[@everennui1]

My dad work's for mycrowsopht and he's going to put l33t hackz on all your btz.