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SEA · 14th January 2009

I ask pigcat if he owned both OWD and SSD on the "1st impressions Ocean Way Drums" thread and here's what he had to say.

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I don't own SSD. Frankly I don't like the sound since they first released version 1.

They sound overcompressed (in my book, of course), and doesn't have the transient and oomph I want. It can be limited when trying to fit into a less compressed mix, in other words, I need to compress other tracks more in order to keep up with the SSD or it can cause headcahes to mastering engineer when trying to make everything else tight while the already-compressed drums are getting in the way.

I remember hearing a track posted by Bang in a topic discussing OTB mix versus ITB mix done by URS Strip Pro - when they're in the mix, the oomph when listening to the drums solo'ed, are gone.

Also I've heard some recent preview of the 3.0, it still has that kind of compressed character which is something I want to avoid.

In the end, I'm just judging from the SSD demos. So I couldn't speak of how it can turn up under different hands.

Just my personal opinions.

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Has anyone had similar experience as pigcat with SSD? Especially the part where he says "it doesn't have the transient and oomph I want. It can be limited when trying to fit into a less compressed mix" which I personally don't understand since if you are using SSD to replace drums, wouldn't you add compression on the mix to suit?

And what about the statement "it can cause headcahes to mastering engineer when trying to make everything else tight while the already-compressed drums are getting in the way."

Any thoughts?

SEA

14th January 2009	#20
SEA Gear maniac Joined: May 2006 Posts: 221 Thread Starter	I ask pigcat if he owned both OWD and SSD on the "1st impressions Ocean Way Drums" thread and here's what he had to say. ------------------------------------------------------ I don't own SSD. Frankly I don't like the sound since they first released version 1. They sound overcompressed (in my book, of course), and doesn't have the transient and oomph I want. It can be limited when trying to fit into a less compressed mix, in other words, I need to compress other tracks more in order to keep up with the SSD or it can cause headcahes to mastering engineer when trying to make everything else tight while the already-compressed drums are getting in the way. I remember hearing a track posted by Bang in a topic discussing OTB mix versus ITB mix done by URS Strip Pro - when they're in the mix, the oomph when listening to the drums solo'ed, are gone. Also I've heard some recent preview of the 3.0, it still has that kind of compressed character which is something I want to avoid. In the end, I'm just judging from the SSD demos. So I couldn't speak of how it can turn up under different hands. Just my personal opinions. ----------------------------------------------- Has anyone had similar experience as pigcat with SSD? Especially the part where he says *"it doesn't have the transient and oomph I want. It can be limited when trying to fit into a less compressed mix"* which I personally don't understand since if you are using SSD to replace drums, wouldn't you add compression on the mix to suit? And what about the statement *"it can cause headcahes to mastering engineer when trying to make everything else tight while the already-compressed drums are getting in the way."* Any thoughts? SEA