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Old 15th March 2006   #9
auxpot
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yes el cochino is right...the big switch in the 1968 is just a locut filter (100hz) in the side chain...it doesn´t do anything to the programm material...
but definitily having the compressor set up on material that is bass heavy and then switch in the big switch will result in an allover louder signal in the output (because obviously less compression is happening then), some people got the feeling more bass is coming out of the speaker spontanously..but it´s not...it´s just less compression in that certain case...

the drawmer is great for a lil´glue on the 2buss...just hit it very soft...it can help a lot..you should definitily check it...
can´t talk about the c2, but have an ssl, which is similar...for me this one has the best punch, especially for dance music....but you will always hear it, it´s a certain character stamp i would call it...
i found it much more pleasant to switch in the ssl very early and mix into the machine, with medium attack fast release and just having the meters moving slightly...i think it´s unbeatable, but you gotta like the character it´s an own one...

the drawmer is way less obvious to my ears and very musical...if you already have alot of punch and power in your drums, than the drawmer may suit you better on the mix buss than the ssl (c2)...
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