MXR Dyna Comp settings
⚡ Match a tone on this gearHow do you dial in a specific tone on a MXR Dyna Comp?
The MXR Dyna Comp works on the note as the guitar plays it, so it usually goes at the front of the chain, before any drive. Fed a signal a drive pedal has already squashed, a compressor has little dynamic range left to even out. Settings here come with that position as well as the knob values.
Name the song you are chasing and Tonelify returns the settings for this exact pedal, not the settings the original artist used. Those are two different things: the recording was made on gear most players do not own.
Settings for this unit only ever use controls it actually has, because its front panel is stored in our gear database. You will not be told to set a knob that is not on the unit.
What controls does the MXR Dyna Comp have?
MXR Dyna Comp specifications
- Front panel
- Output, Sensitivity
What the MXR Dyna Comp panel means when you dial it in
Its controls are Output and Sensitivity, and settings for this pedal are written against those names rather than a generic level, tone and gain.
Tones to try on a MXR Dyna Comp
MXR Dyna Comp questions
Where does the MXR Dyna Comp go in the signal chain?
Usually first, or close to it: straight after the guitar and before any drive pedal. It reads the note as the guitar plays it, and it does that most reliably on the plain guitar signal. The drive then shapes what this pedal has already done, rather than the other way round.
Does Tonelify support the MXR Dyna Comp?
Yes, and its front panel is stored, so settings only ever reference controls this pedal has: Output, Sensitivity. You will not be told to set a knob that is not there.
Guides that mention the MXR Dyna Comp
- Big Muff settings from Gilmour to doomBig Muff starting settings for a singing lead, a Smashing Pumpkins wall of fuzz and doom, what each knob does, and why the pedal vanishes in a band mix.
- Compressor settings for clean, country and solosCompressor settings for clean rhythm, country picking and a sustained solo, what sensitivity, sustain and attack do, and why the pedal goes before the drive.
- How to get any song's guitar tone on the amp you ownFind the documented rig, match the amp family, set the gain lower than you think and EQ against the record. A seven-step method, worked on a Boss Katana.