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Originally Posted by jayfrigo  The 2dB steps don't limit your ability to dial in the color? Or do you run it pretty neutrally and not push it a little sometimes for effect? I still think it's a great piece even if you don't play with input levels, but for me, the input flexibility is appreciated and eliminates my desire for something like a Hedd.
As for time constants, the stock unit gets plenty slow on the attack, but I might not mind one more faster release setting for some things. |
One of the interesting things about these discussions is learning other folks' techniques, and how they differ. I've found - and this is true for the VariMu and each of the other compressors I use - that there is usually a pretty small range of settings that work for me. For the VariMu, I don't push it very hard, and (usually) use only a very small amount of gain reduction. There are exceptions, and every now and then I'll try something different but I usually return to those comfortable settings. That said, when compression is needed, the VariMu gets used about 35% of the time.