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Originally Posted by Cellotron  I don't have a lunchbox and don't really ever plan to get one - but I do use 2 Empirical Labs "DerrEsser" 500 series de-esser/high frequency limiters in mastering chain and have found them invaluable and one of my favorite recent aquisitions. I use an Avedis R52 1RU 2 module psu for them. \\
Obviously the other 500 series eq that is sometimes seen in mastering studios is the 550m - although the 5500 gives you an optional "true" hard bypass, plus more versatile control over the ranges, so might be a better option at this point.
The other 500 series eq's and comps I've seen seem too unrecallable or with too steep steps to be used easily in mastering - although I did see a pair of Avedis eq's in Alan Silvermans rack as a secondary eq when I visited his place a few months ago.
Anyway - I really like API's stuff a lot and use the 5500 and 2500 all the time - to me both these pieces would definitely be worth the extra cash over just the 500 series modules if you were using them primarily for mastering.
Best regards,
Steve Berson |
Steve,
are you using the "new" horizontal version I saw in a video (probably from NAMM) a couple of weeks back?
(the deresser I mean)
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