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Compression & Dynamics Pedals

New Pedal: Summer School Half Day Compressor

Designed to work seamlessly with both bass and guitar, the Summer School Half Day is a modern, boutique take on the Ross-style compressor, an OTA-based, vintage-style compressor known for its fast yet smooth action. A toggle switch changes the input capacitance allowing more bass-friendly frequencies for lower-tuned instruments like bass…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Summer School Half Day Compressor

New Pedal: Bondi Effects Squish As VCA Compressor

Australian pedal builder Bondi Effect, well known for its Klon clone Sick As, kind of harnessed the popularity of that hit stompbox in the name choice department for their new compressor, the Squish As. Based on a VCA circuit, renowned for its transparent and predictable compression, the Squish As shares…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Bondi Effects Squish As VCA Compressor

BOSS NS-1X Noise Suppressor

The BOSS NS-1X Noise Suppressor is the latest addition to the X series lineup of compact pedals by the Japanese builder, featuring advanced Multi-Dimensional Processing (MDP) technology. The NS-1X is designed to effectively eliminate unwanted noise without compromising the natural tone and feel of your guitar or bass. Its swift…Click on the title for more

BOSS NS-1X Noise Suppressor

New Pedal: Universal Audio UAFX Teletronix LA-2A Pedal

If you've been dreaming of being able to play through a legendary optical studio compressor during live performances or rehearsals, today is a good day. The Universal Audio UAFX Teletronix LA-2A Pedal lets you do exactly that, through a meticulous recreation of that venerable rack unit in pedal format. A…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Universal Audio UAFX Teletronix LA-2A Pedal

Empress Heavy Menace Distortion

At first glance, the Empress Heavy Menace seems like a pedal that might win the contest for "most tweakable distortion pedal in a compact case." Also, it looks very cool, notwithstanding its demonic references! An evolution in compact case of the company's popular Heavy pedal, the Heavy Menace could be…Click on the title for more

Empress Heavy Menace Distortion

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Pico Attack Decay

The Electro-Harmonix Pico Attack Decay is a shrunken, digital version of the original, a rather unique effect able to produce volume and reverse swells, backward tape sounds, staccato notes, bowed instrument effects, and now also volume envelope effects in a simplified, compact design. It does all this in Mono mode…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Electro-Harmonix Pico Attack Decay

Origin Effects DCX Boost

Despite its name, the Origin Effects DCX Boost is a lot more than just a boost pedal, but rather, as its "subtitle" suggests, a studio-grade preamp able to shape and overdrive your tone. The DCX follows a path recently embarked on by the British company linked to the designing of…Click on the title for more

Origin Effects DCX Boost

New Pedal: UAFX 1176 Compression Pedal

Based on what's in all likelihood the most popular studio compressor of all times (the Urei 1176), the Universal Audio UAFX 1176 is a pedal, digital version of that unit that's about 1/20th the size of the original - which is also sold by the US company in a modernized…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: UAFX 1176 Compression Pedal

Coppersound Iris Optical Compressor

Guitarists with a busy pedalboard interested in the uber-smooth compression produced by an optical circuit should take a deep look at the Coppersound Iris, a pedal that delivers that kind of circuit in a stylish-looking mini case. Built around "a uniquely biased audiophile-grade op-amp and optical network," this is a…Click on the title for more

Coppersound Iris Optical Compressor

Best Mini Compressor Pedals in 2023 | a Buyer’s Guide

Check out also our news about the latest Compressor Pedals (of any size). [lwptoc depth="4" numeration="romannested" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingLevel="h2" skipHeadingText="A Buyer’s Guide to the Best Mini Compressor Pedals|Related Delicious Audio Posts:"] Last Updated on August 14, 2023 One of the most vital…Click on the title for more

Best Mini Compressor Pedals in 2023 | a Buyer’s Guide

Electro-Harmonix Pico Platform Mini Compressor/Limiter

The Electro-Harmonix Pico Platform is the mini, mono version of its big brother/father, the Platform. The much-shrunken footprint doesn't leave space for a lot of the fine-tuning controls of that original design, with only four knobs controlling Attack, Sustain, Volume and Blend - the latter being particularly welcome by those…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Pico Platform Mini Compressor/Limiter

Pigtronix Gloamer Volume Swell + Compressor

The world is full of pedals that affect the amplitude (i.e. the volume) of the signal they are fed: compressors and tremolos do that. But nothing delivers the sonic goods offered by the Pigtronix Gloamer, a circuit that combines a volume swell with a compressor. Volume swells are normally performed…Click on the title for more

Pigtronix Gloamer Volume Swell + Compressor