LTD2 vs. Daking Fet II

[Alexi]

hey guys,

my first post in the mastering forum....


Has anybody tried both of these comps?


Which one would be the more versatile one for a wide variety of mastering applications?



greetings


alex

[lucey]

The Daking is cleaner ... the LTD2 is always a strong color form the transformers and path. So which is more versatile? the Daking is far more versatile. It wasn't designed as a mastering compressor, not really geared for that, although it can be done. Try them out and you'll hear the LTD2 right away.

[lowland]

I first got on to the LTD-2s as the result of reviewing a pair of the standard version, which were definitely thick, rich, creamy and coloured as lucey has said. I then bought a pair of the mastering version and found them very much less coloured than my memory of the others - so much so that the subtle enhancement works on much of what I do, often helping the lower mid area and adding a minor sheen which I like and my customers seem to enjoy too. When compression is bypassed the Class A path is still in circuit, so sometimes I'm not using the LTD-2s as compressors, just as a 'niceness' box.

I don't know why I'm getting this difference. There are a number of possibilities: perhaps it's a function of the mastering version, or a happy accident, or maybe I'm just plain wrong about there being a difference at all ! I'm happy to say I don't especially care, and what I have works for me.

Don't know the Daking, I'm afraid.

[sat159p1]

I searched some opinions about LTD2 (mastering pair) - and wondering what will better suit as a mastering/stereo mix compressor - a pair of these of stereo Variable-Mu type compressor?

[jackthebear]

Originally Posted by sat159p1

I searched some opinions about LTD2 (mastering pair) - and wondering what will better suit as a mastering/stereo mix compressor - a pair of these of stereo Variable-Mu type compressor?

Having both the LTD-2s and a Vari-Mu compressor (modded Manley).......I'd get a Vari-Mu compressor compressor first......

The Chandlers are great augmentation boxes and represent a great option if you have other options in your rack.....the tone they impart really work for thinnish rock mixes.....

[lowland]

Another thread from the grave, but I'm glad to report the LTDs are still doing it for me and remain my only analogue compression source. They're so general-purpose I'm intrigued and would like one day to see them measured against other versions to see if there really is a difference with my particular units.

I often think about getting another compressor (and we all know there are some fine contenders out there) but the longer I do this the less compression I use, so the jury's still out. As has been said before 'sometimes the best compressor is an EQ', and I'm certainly seeing the truth of that nowadays.

[sat159p1]

Thank guys - didn't want to start new thread, so ended up posting in this oldie

by the way, can I hear somewhere samples of mastering or stereo mix compresson using LTD2? (e.g. dry and processed signals)