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→Signal Chain Placement
Placing it towards the end of the chain is simply going to level out the final volume a bit. This is useful to add sustain to the signal without altering the tone. You can use it to get palm mutes to sound more prominent when the distortion isn't fully saturated. It can also be useful to help the tone fit a mix better. Engineers typically use a compressor on the master bus to prevent strong peaks from clipping while boosting overall volume.
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