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Originally Posted by yumdrum  I am actually contemplating the 2500 as my mix buss compressor as I write this. Is it possible for you to post a sample of a final mix with it and then without it for me? If you can it would be greatly appreciated.
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Hello... I do not have any comparison mixes on hand right now with and without a 2500. Even if I did, the 2500 is so versatile that just one listen is not enough to understand all variation the unit is capable of. You'd really need to have one in front of you and try all the different variations possible.
For instance, the 2500 has a "thrust" switch which basically allows the compression to ignore the lower frequency content, very effective and wonderful option. Yes, you can do this same trick with other compressors that have sidechain inserts but then you need to hook up a filter into a sidechain, can be a hassle... the 2500 does this with the touch of a button. Has a few different choices of "thrust" as well.
The 2500 also gives you settings for "new" style compression verses "old" style compression, putting the detector at different points in the chain for a different compression character / effect. It's one incredibly versatile unit. Has other really cool features as well.
So you really need to use one yourself so you can put it through all it's paces. You may prefer one group of settings over another... so thus you cannot really judge the unit by merely hearing one recording with it set up by a different person.
As I have posted elsewhere in this forum, I once used the 2500 on a single individual bass guitar track during a mix... very wild and unruley slap bass... after trying an 1176 and an STC-8, the 2500 proved to be the only one that could really tame this track well without any audible artifacts. The other two units just could not handle it, I couldn't tame the peaks without the units making an audible fuss. The 2500 did the job instantly and wonderfully.
You cannot go wrong with a 2500... I actually keep two 2500s right next to me at all times... one dedicated for bus use, and the other on hand for individual track use, whether it be drum OHs, or bass guitar, etc. I used to have two STC-8s on hand and only one 2500... I chose to sell one STC-8 and get another 2500. They're both (STC-8 and 2500) great, but the 2500, especially for the price, is just that much more of a swiss army knife... it's a more effective unit per dollar. I will ALWAYS keep my one STC-8 though.
These are all units I can't live without.