All user reviews of 5/5 for the MXR M102 Dyna Comp Compressor

RAS, everything is stated in other reviews. Simple, unbreakable, simple and effective.

UTILIZATION

The config is in itself could not be more simple, with only two knobs. on the other hand, each setting gives a specific sound, we must take the time to master the craft. I guess this is the case for compressors in general.

SOUND QUALITY

I personally love. The sound is slightly colored effect, which I find very flattering. It brings a little je ne sais quoi in the midrange without crushing the rest of the spectrum, slap!

I use it primarily with output at 5am and sensitivity at 8:00. Without compressing too, we gain much in sustain and despite everything "plop" feature I love attacking the strings means well. To illustrate, we're really in the spirit of the intro to Under The Bridge, or solo Another Brick In The Wall.

I play a strat equipped with EMG SA and did quasimment longer needs my EHX freeze so the chords are longssss. For solos like indie-rock-blues, dyna comp does wonders to bring relief to his game, including offering high ghost notes, mutes or natural harmonics.

Coupled with a TS-like (in my case the EHX East River Drive), it really is a killer: it is in the grain of the intro to "which of us two," or pushing a little gain, the solo of "late night" (foals).

I hope these examples give an idea of ​​the different types of sounds to pull the pedal!

OVERALL OPINION

I discovered this pedal with the world of compression (I did toy with the compressors before multi effects or computer music "basic", it has nothing to do). Without having tried other models, so I am unable to compare or judge the pedal compared to others.

For my game, it's top and really matches my expectations. I find it perfect for sounds a bit more fluid and crados frusciantien or gilmourien type solos. on the other hand, it strikes me as ill-suited to shred and metal.

€ 85 ... well that's the price of a pedal what! I think it's worth. It stings to drop a ticket for a fun effect less than others at first, but your sound will come out really transcended!

Analog compression effect.
Robust housing with classic MR.

UTILIZATION

A knob volume level, one for the level of effect: hard to easy.
Manuel useless.
As always with MXR, catalog and Dunlop brand effects and other documents.

SOUND QUALITY

Indeed both effective and musical: the hallmark of MXR!
Used at the beginning of the chain with various Les Paul and Stratocaster.

OVERALL OPINION

This pedal has been one of the very first (Phase 90 with the Disto +, the big Muff and Small Clone: ​​in almost exactly the pedals that I had in my early youth) that I learned when I got rid of my Cyber ​​Deluxe and my multi-effects. Needless to say how much the gap is huge, in terms of musicality, between the compressor and what has a multi-purpose.
What characterizes this pedal, as indeed throughout the MXR range is above all his great musicality and class. Yes, to my taste, there's class, distinction in the MXR effects!
Everyone here knows what is and what a compressor, it is not necessary to return.
I most often used for fluidity that provides solo and therefore sustain. Like any compressor, and of course depending on the settings, it can erase the lead attack and I particularly appreciate the fact that close violoning he is able to get, especially since we play with fingers .
It allows me to get that one of the pedals that I owned and loved especially gave me the Roland Slow Gear (reprinted by Boss), alas found today. But it is of course much more versatile.
This pedal is at ease with any type of distortion, overdrive or fuzz. And I love all these combinations. It provides endless sustain with a Big Muff and humbuckers.
I have since acquired Vintage Reissue, even better, but carefully preserved.
A great product.

Paid $75 at a used place

I like everything about this pedal. It is tuned and set up for the guitar and enhances all manner of signal you throw at it. Whether you want to bring out the clean tones or sustain the gritty tones, the dyna comp does the job and adds very little noise in the process. It's also very easy to use, unlike many compressors. I like to put the output at 3 o'clock and the sensitivity at 8:00 o'clock. The effect is there but is unobtrusive.

I can't think of a bad thing to say.

Excellent

A must have for any analog pedal maniac. Don't leave home without it.

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PDAL ultra simple to understand, compression ratio, output volume, and that's it
trs building solid, the pedals and PSE mtal is heavy despite its small size

UTILIZATION

The big problem of the pedals is the food:
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- No space for a battery
- Connection of power supply 'non-standard form of mini-jack (that galre over garlands)
- In addition to a, it is trs trs wrong place (just the input ct)
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the black point of the pedals, I RPET

SOUND QUALITY

While the sound is MOR-TEL
saturated in I can not do without, as it m'amne sustain and power, while I do not use the saturation trs levs.
For clean sounds, we must find a rglage related to style, less radical, and it is possible (the two knobs 9 / 10 hours)

OVERALL OPINION

I bought used, about three months ago and I never left her.

MXR is necessary in the design, regarding food, in case of pedal board, you really have a system that prvoir especially for her

despite the default, I believe this is essential PDAL

Super vintage compressor, the kind that is not transparent ...

UTILIZATION

Super simple: you rglez compression 10-11h as Gilmour, and that adjust the output level of desire!

SOUND QUALITY

Super efficient, gniale roundness of her, playing with a slap attack. This small bbete remember the sound of Mark Knopfler, without having to play with your fingers. It can also be used as a booster, but once you no longer want rgl to remove it, the sound is so much better ...
little less: we lose a little dynamic rhythm, it is more difficult to put the accents on agreements FETTERED rapidemment.

OVERALL OPINION

I input in the store, I tried it I bought com 'usual). I use it for a few months everything works without problem. It is not very expensive (99 euros nine), solid (it is guaranteed two years, unless the switch lol!). Dja I tried several conventional compressors, which do not agree forcment when not warned. What struck me the most with it is that you do not forget it.
I miss him more than a Boss CS-2 to take me to Gilmour!

The pedals have CHARACTERISTICS this dj t mentioned.

UTILIZATION

Potentiomtres Two and a switch. Apparently difficult to make easier for such purpose. That's what attracted me to this famous Dynacomp.
I am not at all adept compressors because I have always found them horribly complicated to sound as their use is quickly rvle trs nfaste if rglages are poorly made. But I came across a great opportunity and as c'tait one of the few effects missing my collection ...
His rglage is right even if empty. It is better to start with biensr knob of Sensitive but personally I find the race potentionmtre too linear. Ds and we spent the 4 / 10, the compression is really too feel and the sound was no longer dynamic. It may be the desired effect but I find that the range of "rglages used" is too Reduces ...

SOUND QUALITY

T as he said, Dynacomp colors the sound but Manir INTERESTED. He won in warmth with crisp sweet. For the solos, it helps bring out the guitar and other instruments enhances sustain. In terms of arpges I personally do not like because I play on normment attacks and accents to keep my game effects, compression is not desired.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had six months. I do not use it much because as I said, I'm not a fan of this type of effect. But I am glad that trs PDAL door hand when I need it. It is effective, relatively simple, a srement + compared to other compression pedals, she is kind and brings a touch particulire.

- Compressor Guitar Pedal
- Techno. Analog (OTA-based integrated circuit CA3080)
My model of 1979 (screenprint MXR in "fat") and therefore has no LED on / off, or mini-jack for external power supply (did it myself: on the front of the pedal so as not to interfere jack guitar).
- Switch into a true "bypass" for effect on / off (no change from its "live")

UTILIZATION

- Volume, compression (sustain): that's simple I put at 10 o'clock!
- Super mour's me like, "Marshall" ie many medium to C. Santana: but be careful, you can not change the sound!. Also, the attacks are relatively concervées what makes this "plop" feature to D. Gilmour: I love it!
(NOTE: some brands are reissues of a button "attack" and more ... it's not very effective given the pattern, and it also affects the setting "release = envelope detection" internal: no top !)
- In the "normal" setting, it does not blow too.

SOUND QUALITY

- Super efficient, and staying quiet when you want it
- I use it with the 1975 Strato amended, a Flanger Analog1985's Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress, amplified by Marshall JCM900 (w/5881tubes) & MesaBoogie Mark IV.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 27 years! super sturdy case and jacks, great sound for me.
Only problem was resolved to change the battery (4 screws to remove!), But does not consume much Dynacomp. I bought the 600 FF at the time: good value for Q / P.
If I was flying, I would buy the same!
Before, I had an Electro-Harmonix 1978 BlackFinger in 3080 as OTA (! NOT reissue Tube) but the sound was too "right" & the "attacks" were completely erased the
which did not suit me.

It's kind of a compressor easy living, prrgl limit effective legendary, not clinical, it brings something to the sound.
The power supply is still wrong place on these MXR pedals, the location of the battery still impractical, but just by having this object in the palm of your hand means Guilmour, Nile Rodgers, and all the others. Difficult to note the excessive simplicity, but as the compressor is indeed a complex and not easy apprhender either one is ing sound and working on the hardware super sharp with tons of rglages (filters, thresholds, volumes, ratios, release and so on, it is a good gauge Manir to compress the sound and you put two knobs for us amateurs clear who want IMMEDIATE sound like "thing" guaranteed and is doing well. 8 only for power supplies.

UTILIZATION

To rgler this type of gear, you must first set the effect gnral (sensitivity) and only 0 rgler volume (output) to make it at the same level Inrush pedals or not. Roughly around 1 or 2 hours (the position, no time to rglage ...) Then you go up the effect until it found a position that we like the type of game (chorus supported or soft, rhythmic and funky pop rock).

SOUND QUALITY

The combined work on the thresholds of the power of compression and of the sustainer, all as dj calibrated to give a little thick, of music and of elasticity to the sound. This is typical 70's and typical, so will not appeal to everyone. If mtalleux in love with big sounds are caused by the calibration unconvincing the pedals on the genre, fans of Knopfler Guilmour, Nile Rodgers, Police, Cropper and other followers of the clean sounds will top it REALLY foot. I test the super dj comp MXR132 and as I said on a post, the two pedals are diffrent the Dynacomp best suited for clean sounds, blues lightweight, fingers in the game, it is not "transparent" Whereas this may be by purists as a default, but it gives relief, the percussion effect of a large CHARACTERISTICS elastic slamming provided without making the sound pteux or caricature.
That's what I always wanted to hear with my Start. And then one with a lightweight compression lgre chorus, and a booster type Dlay MICROAMP is extraordinary.

The rglage is sensitive, the effect is powerful enough, beware of extreme rglages if you do not want to have a sucking sound or too cras. The higher up the effect, over the pedals and tufted crasis strong attacks, and it enhances IMMEDIATE low volumes, making a nice quick flight of a buzz a bit noisy stratovolcano . Measures always remain in the provision of an effect, an effect well rgl and relevant is one that means especially when the dsenclanche because sudden lack something.

OVERALL OPINION

Julien thank you for accepting the exchange rate between the Dynacomp Supercomp and my, my music is more suited and more easily adjustable. I love this, enjoy good value / price today even if it is not in balance and if I lose the pedals, I Rasht the same day.

-IT IS a PDAL extremely simple: an output level knob and a "sensitivity" is the intensity of the effect.
These are really rglages-progressive and effective.
Battery compartment, the old, be accessible APRS unscrew 4 screws: no screwdrivers, no compression (unless you have acht the adapter.)

UTILIZATION

Imple-Plus that has you die! it's just that the compressor is placed before the saturation.
I haven 't read the manual so impatient nature such as "plug and play".

SOUND QUALITY

Compression-effective and trs audible.attention, it colors the sound of your guitar, but we choose the dynamic comp for that: with a soft mduims sustain continu.aprs rglage all about.
-Use: before a ts 808 (tube screamer) via a deluxe reverb rI 22 watts all tube, all controlled by a good stratocaster.Pas surprise, fans will find natural compression lamps (rightly) that the dyna comp of food frequencies and dynamique.Pour well on my part, I accept a, win in against part sustain I'm looking for my leads absolutely clean and saturated, so we can find a happy medium or the s world 'of such sites.
Trs-nice clean sounds, slamming Knofler fawn on the first Dire Straits and crunches inflated sustain characters while keeping the single coil.
Vritablement-miraculous slide: "I had the problem of volume on the bass strings on my Start up open G, that is rsolu, I have now supported on all its strings, Galis trs according rglage violin sustain.

OVERALL OPINION

-Ideal for boosting finesse of the vintage strats windings low sortie.Un compromise is found as part of an amp lamp (the lamp natural intgriste cuts n 'love it), add the m dium, the must also love (as a tube screamer "addict", I love, that is crmeux death.
Fabulous for the slide-how had I not thought before tournament? (We learn every day ...
-85 Euros, that is not given, but even when that is one of rference pedals.
Buy a compressor-n 'is nothing folichon unlike dgoter pedal overdrive or fuzz rve.On achte To solve the problem ca prcis techniques, such as "sustain "or" reduced dynamics "or" volume Galise strings strings "etc. .... If you don 'have it (the problem) then you don' have no need.

The MXR M102 Dyna Comp is a guitar compression pedal that has a 1/4 inch input and a 1/4 inch output and is overall very basic in make up. It is an analog pedal and isn't a rack mountable piece of gear as it is a foot pedal.

UTILIZATION

The make up of the MXR M102 Dyna Comp couldn't be any easier than it is. It simply has two knobs - one for output and one for sensitivity, which is pretty much as basic as you can get when it comes to compression pedals and compressors in general. Manipulating the tone is a really easy thing to do and getting a variety of good tones is also quite simple. I don't have the manual for the MXR M102 Dyna Comp, but it really isn't necessary as the pedal is simple on its own.

SOUND QUALITY

The sound of the MXR M102 Dyna Comp is awesome and the pedal is one of my favorites because of this. The sustain you can get on this pedal will last for days and you can also get a nice crunch tone with it as well. I usually use this pedal with a Fender Stratocaster plugged into a 1976 Fender Twin Reverb amplifier and I'm always very pleased with the tones I'm able to achieve with this set up. The sound of this pedal makes it a worthy investment for any guitarist.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had my MXR M102 Dyna Comp for about three or four years and I've found it to be a great compression pedal. While it certainly doesn't sound as good as some rackable compressors, as far as compression pedals go this is one of the best ones out there. The price is very reasonable and the only other compression pedal I've used that is comparable in tone and in price is the Boss CS-3. I think every guitarist should own a compression pedal as I love adding that endless sustain to my lead parts and that crunch to my rhythm parts and the MXR M102 Dyna Comp is one of the best ones out there for doing so.