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Originally Posted by OB.one  Hello everybody,
If you're interested i've just recorded an acoustic drum loop 100 BPM first dry then through 8 compressors who are :
UAD EX-1, UAD Fairchild, Logic 8 Compressor Class A_R, Sonalksis SV 315 Mk 2, UAD LA3A, UAD 1176 SE, Free airwindows called "Pressure", and UAD Neve 88 RS.
I've tried to limit 3 dbs with a ratio of 3 when i could dial on the interfaces ... And made a rather quick attack and release so your hear the room sound.
All the files have been normalised so they peak at 0 dB.
If you want to play here's the link to download the 9 files in 24 Bits : YouSendIt - Send large files - transfer delivery - FTP Replacement
I will give the results in a few days. (if i have players  ...)
Enjoy !
Best Regards from Paris
Olivier aka OB.one MySpace.com - OB.one French Composer - Paris - Electronica / Classical / Jazz - www.myspace.com/obonemusic |
although they all sound good, i liked 3 and 5 the best, but that's because i liked it a bit more bright and almost pumping. i use the uad plugs, the logic 8 compressor and i have used the sonalksis. all of these plugs give excellent results. people on the forums, minus a few "golden eared" people, can't tell the difference most of the time. every time there is an a/b between hardware and software compression, no one can tell the difference. besides that, for the price, you get a billion times the compressor as a plugin vs. a piece of hardware that costs the same price. the only thing that sounds better than the uad la2a (my favorite compressor so far) plugin is the real la2a, and i can use as many instances as my processor, the uad-1 and freezing tracks can allow. my last song i was working on had 7 la2a, 4 1176se, and like 5 or 6 1073 instances. can you imagine how much that would cost in stereo, in hardware!!!?!?!
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so, in the end, yes good hardware sounds a bit better than good software dynamics processors. but the cost and the ability for full recall with software outweighs the benefits of the hardware