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psyaudionamics
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Posted : Apr 28, 2006 07:01
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hey ya peeps im looking to buy a good stereo hardware compressor with side chain... any recomendations??? both high end and budget friendly... id like to know some of the pro's and con's of the unit aswell if you can describe. thanx all in advance and happy tweakings.. ps please not the ones with auto pilot attacks and what not i want full control!!!! |
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5Meo-Geo
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Posted : Apr 28, 2006 08:05
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hey man
well it depend on ur bugget mostly
also note that it wont be probobly ur last comp to buy
anyway i sugest ya not to go for cheap alesis or behrinnger stuff and also dont jump on fancy expencive vintage tube units yet like urey or altec
check those ones
http://www.rane.com/dc22.html
http://www.rane.com/dc24.html
one simple other sidechain/cross version
they describe them well also on the pages
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psyaudionamics
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Posted : Apr 28, 2006 08:53
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hey ya buddy thanx for that link... shit looks really nice!!! have you tryed one? or own one???? aside from the specs id like some personal experience with the unit in other words specs are nice but ears are nicer heh lol well thanks again i'll be cheking those out and putting them on my potential purchase list.. alright brother thanx again and happy tweakings |
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5Meo-Geo
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Posted : Apr 28, 2006 09:35
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sorry dude but i yet to hear/work with them
those dudes have goot attitude....
not like most of today factories they dont try to make cheap production cost equipment (behringer like) but have oldschool way of aproach looking for best sounding equipment....(if ull notice they are kinda "open source" also posting full schems of their equipment)
again its not top notch of compressors but looks fine to begin with
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Adrenal Mode
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Posted : Apr 28, 2006 14:02
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e-motion
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Posted : Apr 28, 2006 14:25
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from what i heard neve is TOP quality. but yeah 5000€ is a good 2nd hand car :S |
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makus
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Posted : Apr 28, 2006 15:57
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psyaudionamics
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Posted : Apr 28, 2006 17:32
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hehehe that soniccircus is badd ass but really out of my reach that compressor is bout the price of my hartmann neuron!!! to be more precise im willing to spend at very most $1,500 for a compressor but if had the bread that one would be perfect!!! as far as sound im going for is a real round compression that'll give that nice round shaped sound to my kicks and bass! it has to be very distint ya understand... i've tried some that just don't have that nice round compression that im looking for... please HELPPPPP |
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psyaudionamics
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Posted : Apr 28, 2006 17:38
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i had a focusrite preamp that had a pretty nice comp but the built quality sucked started acting up 3 weeks after purchased so i returned it,,, sound was good but built quality sucked ass!! |
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Manuel duego
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Posted : Apr 29, 2006 15:53
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Hello, whan you talk about round compression
only one word come into my mind and its called
vintage, the only vintage compressor's that knows
how to do the job is the- Neve, API, Drawmer
(Mercenary),Fairchild, Universal Audio(LA 2A) etc......
good FAT&HARD compression you can get only
with vintage compressor's that $cost$ alot but if
you ask me i would go for the Dbx 160A or Dbx
166 very nice compressor's with expencive sound 
just know that if you want a good sound youll have to buy outborad EQ and add it to the chain
Cheer's
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Spindrift
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Posted : Apr 29, 2006 16:06
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I guess you want something really hard and pumping, in which case neve is not what I would recommend.
They make very transparent compressors so you can reduce the dynamic range quite a lot without artifacts.
For hard pumping I concur with Manuel duego...dBx 160A will give you a lot of punch and pump.
UA's leveling amplifiers is known to pack together your waveform quite densly as well.
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PoM
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Posted : Apr 29, 2006 16:55
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psyaudionamics
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Posted : May 4, 2006 19:52
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i made the decision to purchase the dbx 166xl... is it more or less the same as the dbx60A ?????
compression wise...
let me know ur feedback if you have one or used one before, tell me your pro's and cons on this unit thanks guys..
im mainly gonna use it to compress my kick and basslines,, it's got a sidechain so i can duck stuff hehe
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Fingax
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Posted : May 4, 2006 20:21
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i would go for Neve compressors
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sy000321
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Posted : May 4, 2006 20:44
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heheheh
Neve, Avalon, Pultec...
roll a joint or STFU :) |
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