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Gie-Sound · 30th November 2005

Not 1 easy answer for this one....
For mix compression for rock mixes I have used/tried (over the last few years)

-Neve 33609
-Chandler LTD-2's
-Summit DCL200
-Drawmer 1969
-SSL bus compressor (most of the times with a highpass on the sidechain)
-Tubetech (the multiband)
-Fatso
-Manley VariMu
-(and stuff I forgot about)

....it really depends.... But the last two years the 1969 has become my favorite for (heavy)rock. Sometimes I combine it with a touch of SSL or some Fatso (no compression, no tranny... just some saturation)... or a bit of both...

Others listed above also worked... although I am not a big fan of the TubeTech multiband and Manley Vari-Mu for 2bus....

Just my 2cents

30th November 2005	#15
Gie-Sound Gear addict Joined: Mar 2003 Location: The Netherlands (yes that's the country surrounding Amsterdam!) Posts: 478	Not 1 easy answer for this one.... For mix compression for rock mixes I have used/tried (over the last few years) -Neve 33609 -Chandler LTD-2's -Summit DCL200 -Drawmer 1969 -SSL bus compressor (most of the times with a highpass on the sidechain) -Tubetech (the multiband) -Fatso -Manley VariMu -(and stuff I forgot about) ....it really depends.... But the last two years the 1969 has become my favorite for (heavy)rock. Sometimes I combine it with a touch of SSL or some Fatso (no compression, no tranny... just some saturation)... or a bit of both... Others listed above also worked... although I am not a big fan of the TubeTech multiband and Manley Vari-Mu for 2bus.... Just my 2cents __________________ *** GRTZ GIE _________________________________________ "If you can limit your choices so that every decision supports a specific production goal, that's what makes great records." [Geoff Emerick]