I can't imagine wanting another compressor pedal.

This pedal is so feature-rich that if you cant get what you need out of it the pedal is not at fault. It is very much like the TC Tripple C compressor that was extremely respected in-studio applications. I used to own one and am very familiar with it. Beyond being a triple banded or single banded compressor with enough features to satisfy any situation it also has some very smart hardware switches. When you open the bottom plate of the pedal you have two switches. One is for setting it to be a send fx, and the other is to set it to true bypass or active. These switches have allowed me to use this in every setup I have needed. It is just so smart.

If TC had not done all the R&D for other products in the past this pedal would be so expensive it would not be feasible. I can't remember what I paid for the TC Tripple C compressor but it was WAY more than this pedal and that was about 15 years ago.

Oh, and if you suck at programming a compressor just "download" presets using the phone app. They have you covered.

Toneprint editor = A very versatile Compressor

The two preset modes sound great on this compressor, but it's the ability to create your own presets using the Toneprint computer software which make this pedal stand out from other comp pedals on the market. Your self made presets can be sent and stored on the pedal via USB in no time at all. There is also a growing library of free Toneprints to choose from on the TC Electronic website. Multiband compression is definitely worth experimenting with. It seems you could make a suitable compression preset for any musical scenario / instrument once you get a grasp of how to use the software editor. One thing which could be improved is that the instruction manual doesn't go into too much detail about the Toneprint editor. I would welcome some tutorial videos for the software as there currently isn't much online and there are a lot of parameters which can be tweaked. It's quite a new product though, so I'll be keeping an eye on Youtube in the coming weeks. Other than that it's a great tool and pretty inexpensive.

Versatile Comp

This comp is like having 3-in-1 at any given time. Of particular interest is the way they utilize their tone print technology to give the user the ability to really shape their tone. In my experience, multi-band compression is king for bringing out the sweet spots, and this lets you do just that. The second most useful feature is the blend knob which allows for parallel compression; a great way of letting the natural tone fill out the signal. One down side would be that the number of options tends to slow down the process of getting your tone set. For the price, this is a good one to have on hand.

A studio compressor in a stompbox.

The versatility and the quantity of controls of this compressor, together with its high end quality, make the HyperGravity, IMO, the best guitar compressor in a box. The only cons are the price, a bit higher than other good and simpler compressors, and the complexity, for guitarists not used to studio compressors.

Everything and the kitchen sink

The default modes on this are not at all bad, but there are greater things to be had with this box. The toneprint editor is way too complex for average guitarists, but the rest of us can enjoy perfectly customised compression, painstakingly tailored to suit our gear and our playing.

Class A compressor

TC Electronic for a mainstream brand, really come at effects from a new way and this multi band compressor in a peddle brings something you'd only find on plugins or racks. Ofcourse its missing individual parameters for each band which would've been cool but not complaining.