| I personally love the Smart C1.
Can be useful in mastering rock music, often brought in as a parallel thing. It's not a gentle thing, but that's just not the kind of tool. Gentle is over-rated anyway. Sometimes you want a wrench with some torque. Nah mean?
We have too many compressors to justify getting the API 2500 --- although I love all things API, in general --- but I do like the Waves plugin. This is my only acquaintance with the 2500, sadly. Never had the opportunity to use a real one.
Obligatory mention: Waves, as a company, is pretty inarguably gross. But we all know that. Moving on...
We just bought a Thermionic Culture Phoenix mastering compressor, which I'm excited about adding to the arsenal. I am the sole owner of the studio, but my chief engineer and studio manager Devin and I agreed that we should stop buying stuff for a while. Everytime we make profit, we put it right back into gear. After a while, it starts to feel compulsive...
-- Chad
p.s. Btw, Taylor, your music is great and your label is groundbreaking and fantastic. I wish I could afford to buy the whole catalogue. Also, I'm a fan of Richard Chartier. |