TC Electronic Forcefield Compressor Pedal

£34.99

This is a New TC Electronic Forcefield Compressor Pedal from TC Electronic, listed in Compressor Pedals on Just Pedals. Read More below.

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The Forcefield is a simple comrpessor that can give you vintage, subtle compression to all-out country squish. Depending on how you use it, you can get even out your tone or get the most out of your hybrid picking licks. Capable of a vast range of dynamic expression, FORCEFIELD COMPRESSOR sports an easy-to-use control layout including: Sustain, set the amount of signal compression; Attack, controls how fast the compression is applied; and Level, which sets the output volume to make up for gain loss – or for using your FORCEFIELD COMPRESSOR as a solo booster. Nothing is easier!

Key Features

  • Studio Quality – A vintage style compressor pedal that offers everything from subtle compression to an all-out squash
  • All Analogue – All-analogue circuit
  • Pedalboard Friendly – True Bypass with a top-mounted I/O
  • Rugged Chassis – Compact but roadworthy enclosure

All Analogue Awesomeness

By its very nature, compression is one of the most difficult effects to explain, but here goes… By controlling the maximum level of a signal, a compressor limits the dynamic range, while maintaining a higher average loudness. You can use compression to: reduce really loud passages; or bring up the level of the most-subtle nuance – and sustain it for days. You often feel compression more than you hear it, and when applied properly, it can either be sweet and smooth, or tight and punchy. FORCEFIELD COMPRESSOR’s vintage circuit design lets you tap into everything from the sweet sag of a tube amplifier, to the unapologetic smack of a sledgehammer!

Old-School Feel

Vintage analog compression differs greatly from modern studio compression. Instead of the ultra-glassy transparency of high-end rack gear, you get generous gobs of warmth and the smooth tonal characteristic that has shaped the sound of rock and country music from their early beginnings. From sublime, bluesy sustain of classic rock, to the snap of country chicken-pickin’ that pops out of the mix beautifully – you get it all with FORCEFIELD COMPRESSOR.

Specifications

  • Runs on 9V batteries or optional PSU
  • Power consumption: 9V DC and 5mA

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Brand

TC Electronic

In the current JustPedals catalogue, TC Electronic is represented by Delay Pedals, Reverb Pedals and Looper Pedals. Current listings include DC30 Preamp, Plethora X1 and V550 Pre-Amp. That makes the range relevant to players looking for drive, gain and clipping, plus time-based effects and ambience. Check each model for its exact circuit or processing platform, controls, power requirements and connections, particularly where the catalogue includes both pedals and supporting gear.

Category

Compressor Pedals

Compression reduces the difference between louder and quieter parts of the signal. It can restrain peaks, lift decaying notes and make picking feel more even, but strong settings also change the attack and add audible sustain or pumping. Threshold, ratio, attack, release and blend determine when gain reduction begins, how firmly it acts and how much natural transient detail remains.

Tags

Analogue

The signal is shaped by continuously varying electronic circuitry rather than being converted into a digital effect algorithm. Component choice, operating voltage and circuit tolerances influence headroom, noise, clipping texture and the small variations in response between designs.

Hybrid

Combines analogue and digital stages within one signal or control design. A digital section may provide memory, routing or modelling while analogue circuitry supplies clipping, filtering or amplification, so the order and blend of the two domains shape the final response.

True Bypass

Connects input directly to output through mechanical or relay switching when the effect is off, removing the active circuit from the audio path. It avoids buffer colour but leaves cable capacitance and switching design to influence high-frequency loss and possible switching noise.