Sunday, 10 March 2019 / Published in General

Guitar & Bass Mini Compressor Pedals Technical Shootout

How do compressor mini pedals compare with each other? What features set them apart? What technology are they using? What is their tone print? Which one is best suited for your dynamics control needs?

These are legitimate questions and often a feature of personal interest may count more than the whole package. We thought to offer a technical comparison table to see how CompIQ MINI Pro Compressor and CompIQ MINI ONE Pro Compressor pedals compare with or differ from other pedals of similar size. Product technical features are compiled in a minimalist way using the information published in manufacturer online pages, manuals available for download, and/or independent reviews where the aforementioned lack in detail. As a courtesy, we provide a direct link to the product’s original page. If you have other proposals for this shootout, please contact us, and we will add them to the table.

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CompIQ Mini

Blackmer® VCA & RMS-Level Sensor (Feed Forward)

Ratio (1:1 to inf:1), Threshold (-40dBu to +10dBu)

Make-up Gain (-6dB to +20dB)

Hard/Soft Compression Knee

Fast/Slower Dynamic Auto Timing

Normal/Deep Side Chain Filter

Dry/Wet Mix

Fully Transparent, No distortion, No artifacts

5-LED Gain Reduction Display

-

9-12VDC, 25mAh

True Bypass

CompIQ Mini One

Blackmer® VCA & RMS-Level Sensor (Feed Forward)

Ratio (1:1 to inf:1), Sense Threshold (Low -40dBu / High -30dBu)

Make-up Gain (-6dB to +20dB)

Hard Knee Compression

Fast Dynamic Auto Timing

Frequency Compensated Side Chain

Dry/Wet Mix

Fully Transparent, No distortion, No artifacts

5-LED Gain Reduction Display

-

9-12VDC, 25mAh

True Bypass

Keeley Compressor Mini

OTA
"Ross type"

Comp (Compression)

Level (Volume)

-

Auto Release Timing

-

Auto-Blend (Clean)

Pre-Amp, Auto-Tone Recovery

-

-

9VDC, 10mAh

True (?) Bypass

Wampler Ego Mini

OTA
"Ross type"

Sustain (Compression)

Volume

-

Fast/Slower Attack Switch

-

Blend

Normal/Bright Tone Switch

-

-

9-18VDC, 14-22mAh

True Bypass

Fairfield Circuitry Accountant

JFET
Feed-Back

-24dBu Fixed Threshold,
Ratio (3, 6, 12:1) & Input Pad (0, -8, -16dB) Switches

Volume

-

Fixed Attack/Release Time

-

-

Beefier to Dirty

-

-

9VDC, 12mAh

True Bypass

JHS Whitey Tighty

FET

Compression

Volume

-

-

-

Blend

Subtle Smoothing to Pleasing Squash

-

-

9VDC, 21mAh

True Bypass

Xotic SP

OTA
"Ross type"

Lo/Mid/Hi Compression Toggle Switch,
Input Pad Internal DIP Switch

Volume

-

Attack/Release Internal DIP Switch

-

Dry/Effect Blend

Low/Hi-cut Internal DIP Switch

-

Battery Operated

9-18VDC, 5mAh

True Bypass

MXR M291 Dyna Comp Mini

OTA
"Ross type"

Sensitivity (Compression)

Output (Volume)

-

Fast/Slow Attack Switch

-

-

Classic Tone

-

-

9-12VDC, 4mAh

True Bypass

MXR M282 Dyna Comp Bass

OTA
"Ross Type"

Sensitivity (Compression)

Output (Volume)

-

Fast/Slow Attack Switch

-

Clean (Blend)

Tone Midrange EQ

-

-

9DC, 11mAh

True Bypass

Suhr Woodshed

VCA
Feed Forward

Ratio (1:1 to inf:1),
Threshold

Make-up Gain

-

Attack (Fast, Medium, Slow)

-

-

Transparent & Open

-

-

9VDC (24V internal), 80mAh

True Bypass

One Control Lemon Yellow

VCA

Ratio (1:1 to 5:1)

Level, VCA Gain (+18dB)

-

Sustain Switch

-

-

Tasty Distortion

-

Battery Operated

9VDC, 10mAh

True Bypass

TC Electronic Spectra Comp Bass

Digital
Multiband TonePrint

Spectracomp (Multi-parameter Compression)

-

-

-

-

-

TonePrint Sonic Signatures

-

-

9VDC, >100mAh

True Bypass

TC Electronic Hypergravity Mini

Digital
Multiband TonePrint

Sustain (Compression)

Level (Volume)

-

Attack

-

-

TonePrint Sonic Signatures

-

-

9VDC, >100mAh

True Bypass

Pigtronix Philosopher’s Tone Ge Gold Micro

Optical

Sustain (Compression)

Volume

-

-

-

Blend (Clean),
Grit (Germanium Distortion Blend)

Noiseless Clean

-

-

9VDC (18V internal)

True Bypass

Pigtronix Philosopher Bass Micro

Optical

Sustain (Compression)

Volume

-

-

-

Blend (Clean),
Grit (Distortion Blend)

Noiseless Clean

-

-

9VDC (18V internal), 11-15mAh

True Bypass

Pigtronix Philosopher’s Tone Micro

Optical

Sustain (Compression)

Volume

-

-

-

Blend

Treble EQ

-

-

9VDC (18V internal), 13-16mAh

True Bypass

Henretta Eng. Orange Whip

Dan Armstrong
"Orange Squeezer"

Internal Bias Trim (Compression)

Internal Output Trim (Volume)

-

-

-

-

Subtle Yet Present

-

-

9VDC, 50mAh

True Bypass

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Last updated: 2022-05-16 09:50:28

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