I bought it for recording bass at home, so i have access to the computer all the time when using this pedal. I installed the neuro app on windows and there was no problem. For community plugins you need a neuro account though.
It is like having my favourite and best sounding compressor plugins in a pedal with on the fly adjustment capbility and possibility to take these with me wherever i go. That is exactly what i wanted. On top of that there are compressor models that i didn't have experience with. It is like a lesson of compressor types and their characterisitcs.
Look and build quality is flawless despite the pedal being mad in china.
All necessary cables and gimmicks are included i.e. power source, usb cable, rubber feet...
The layout of the control is a compromise between having many options but not to overload the pedal. The result is not optimal för either minimalistic purists nor the all control under the fingertips type of people. Compare it with the newer cali or empress kompresors that have 6 nobs or more but neither have stereo capability, nor dual band compression nor choice of different compression engines.
The LED that indicates the amount of compression is mildly helpfull but encourages me to actually use my ears. In contrast with my mxr bass compressor i alwas look att the LED ribbon and think 10 db gain reduction.. isn't that a bit much, even though it sounds fine.
This will not happen with the Atlas.
Learning the pedal takes 1 min, learning the app--- a little longer. If you are willing to put in this small effort and you have the ability to adjust the things you need to adjust you will be happy. There are manuals and videos that will help you get the most out of the pedal.
Don't forget to put the pedal inte bass mode (hold alternate when starting up). It will remember this choice so you only have to do it once.
I would recommend for anyone that appreciates flexibility and is not thrown off by the layout.
