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BrianK · 29th June 2004

I guess it won't be secret anymore, if you tell us all. But with so many working people here, tools that are considered "essential" might be a useful thing for others. Especially if I ask you to only pick ONE please!

Mine if the JBL/Urei 7110 compressor - similar to a Distressor for a fifth the price. It has good sound quality - well-built. They are pretty common to find, and JBL still has the optional balancing transformers - you wire them in to give balanced output.

I love the way it offers nearly ANY shape and really works fast (unlike other vintage compressors) to tame things down. It has a sidechain input, so I connect a 31-band graphic to make it frquency-selective too. As this is sidechain, you don't need a good quality graphic. This combination lets you DeEss or remove any bump or odd ring in a signal. REALLY powerful combination that no one seems to offer...

29th June 2004	#1
BrianK Gear addict Joined: May 2003 Location: Hollywood Posts: 387 Thread Starter	YOUR secret weapon? I guess it won't be secret anymore, if you tell us all. But with so many working people here, tools that are considered "essential" might be a useful thing for others. Especially if I ask you to only pick ONE please! Mine if the JBL/Urei 7110 compressor - similar to a Distressor for a fifth the price. It has good sound quality - well-built. They are pretty common to find, and JBL still has the optional balancing transformers - you wire them in to give balanced output. I love the way it offers nearly ANY shape and really works fast (unlike other vintage compressors) to tame things down. It has a sidechain input, so I connect a 31-band graphic to make it frquency-selective too. As this is sidechain, you don't need a good quality graphic. This combination lets you DeEss or remove any bump or odd ring in a signal. REALLY powerful combination that no one seems to offer...