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11th November 2009
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Thread Starter  | 500 Series Compressor thats the most "color" to the source hey guys, looking to buy a new compressor for the lunchbox, mainly to add some thickness and color to vocals. Any suggestions? |
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11th November 2009
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| Gear nut  Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Montreal
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| thickness & color??? ANAMOD 660!!! way to go... |
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11th November 2009
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Texas
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11th November 2009
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| Gear nut Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Montreal
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| yep, taht's the one... amazing sound on vocals. I must say I was more than skeptical when I saw it in i's box when I bought it (the gut of this little beast is really unimpressive), but the minute you plug it in... wow! (and the little VU looks sooooo cool! but that'S just a bonus) |
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11th November 2009
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: Apr 2006
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| API 525 ! add thickness & great color and a amazing vocal comp ! |
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11th November 2009
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Montreal
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| The API 525 definitely fits the bill . I haven't tried the Anamod but I would LOVE to!!
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17th November 2009
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| Gear nut Join Date: Nov 2008
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| 500 series colored comp I have a Shadow Hills 2U opto comp, that KICKS, hence the weight and the 2U (pricy but great). |
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17th November 2009
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA.
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| Try the BAC 500. I have been using it as my "go to" rock and R&B vocal compressor.
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17th November 2009
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Quincy, MA
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17th November 2009
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| Lives for gear  | Tony and I are on the same wave length. I would also highly recommend the Pete's Place BAC-500. Really amazing little box.
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17th November 2009
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| Jai guru deva om  Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: South Carolina
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| The BAC 500 is excellent for control and tone, the Burgin McDaniel "Komit" which will be re-released soon by Radial is also very much a character piece in different ways. The sidechain #3 on the BAC 500 however I find to be exceptional on voice, you can hammer it while controlling esses better. War
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18th November 2009
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| Gear maniac | Quote:
What about rap and hip hop tony? | |
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18th November 2009
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Seattle, WA
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| API 525 is probably the "best" candidate - guess why the "" I would assume the following are pretty "analog-ey, but dont take my word for it. Inward Connections OPT1A Chandler Little Devil Comp BAC500 API 527 Komit P.A. Action - Maybe? Im also very curious. But right now the top 3 in my opinion with exception to the obvious Anamod are the Inward, Chandler and API compressors. Inward being the tubeless Vac Rack, Chandler being a Neve 2264 in some universe, and the the API being ..................................an API.
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2nd December 2009
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| Gear Head  Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Los Angeles
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| I have an API 525 and a Pete's Place BAC-500. I use the BAC-500 most of the time. Very musical, direct, warm, thick, and transparent. With subtle settings it adds color to the tone without sounding too much like a compressor, and you can also go waaaay extreme with it. It is kinda dummy proof, too :-) It's hard to make it sound bad.... Great on vocals, acoustic guitar, anything really..... The API 525 sounds great, too, but it does only one thing. It kinda has a set ratio (2:1) unless you choose the Limiter function (20:1). It sounds fat but less transparent than the BAC-500 and it tends to distort easily in not such a nice way when the input signal is too hot. |
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2nd December 2009
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA.
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Yep, rap too! I have yet to try it where it doesn't sound great. | |
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2nd December 2009
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| Gear nut  Join Date: Mar 2009
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| i received my 525 Api com 1 month ago now ( with a A design P1....amazing preamp ) , and i'm really happy with it !!! sometimes it colors a bit too much but about thickness is a Winner !!! especially love it on all my vsti synth/bass ( after that process , the mix is like super easy ) !!! For vocals , it tends to darken a little bit ( and more with the deesser function ) , but it adds some thickness in the same time , so..... !!! my trick to make it shine is to multi my voice track , compress the high frequencies very hard and add some 16 Khz with an abbey road emi TG12412 ....  |
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2nd December 2009
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Los Angeles
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| i'm on the same boat too. i've narrowed it down to the little devil and the bac-500. tough choice! |
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2nd December 2009
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles
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| I have not tried all the options recommended here, so I can not say if its better or worse than the other options, but I own the BAC 500 and it is my go to comp for "color". I have lots of other comps from Manley, Signal Audio Workshop, A Designs, FMR Audio, Empirical Labs.... But when i really want the comp to color the sound, I reach for the BAC 500
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2nd December 2009
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i great and colorful 500 piece, the standard audio level-or, but its more of a leveler than a comp.... a distortion box that can destroy your audio in a great way!!!!!!! | |
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3rd December 2009
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SF, CA
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| +5 on the BAC The BAC is a killer color compressor! Gooey and thick  |
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3rd December 2009
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: May 2004 Location: Los Angeles ,Ca.
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| +1 to all three. LD for a bit of smooth Neve-ish transformer thickness .the mix knob rules.love it to death for vocals[ZENER curve]..happily dumped a vintage 525 for it. Anamod for some puffed up old school.holds up real well to the real deal and my Ear 660's for way less dough BAC for great touch of color / lovely polish.wonderful on literally everything.I'd be happy with a rack of these and nothing else Add the Helios F760 to the list when it comes out..man I hope he nails it. Wish list: all 500 series comps had dry/wet mix knobs!  |
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4th December 2009
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| Gear Head Join Date: Mar 2008
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| Well I have a API-525 and Pete's Place BAC, Both are super but been recording my son's guitar (METAL) and I love the thick and rich sound I'm getting out of the BAC-----seems I get wider range of color also with the BAC (GOOD JOB PETE)  |
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4th December 2009
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA.
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| BAC 500's are a really good stocking stuffer for yourself. |
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4th December 2009
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| 500 series nutjob  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: 500 series Guru SKANK! ; )
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4th December 2009
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16th December 2009
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Colombia / Montreal
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 You r using Tony Shepperd's quote about mixing inside the box!
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17th December 2009
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+1!!! It's simply stunning! just my 0.02$... take care, Cheu | |
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11th May 2010
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Sep 2005
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| bump to the thread any other opinions?  |
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11th May 2010
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| Gear addict  Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sydney
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New version of the Little Devil Comp? Seemed like a cool feature.
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