Your Fav 2 buss Compressor Plug in ???

lkingnyc · 23rd December 2005

discuss and recomend ....

I know different style require different sound hence different plugs ..... just looking for what folks like to use ....

catfish11 · 23rd December 2005

pt hd - mcdsp channel g
almost there
native - psp vintage warmer
has its own vibe

John The Cut · 23rd December 2005

UAD1 Fairchild

Mabuse · 23rd December 2005

UAD Multiband...

thermos · 23rd December 2005

Sonalksis all the way.

AdamJay · 23rd December 2005

Wave Arts Final Plug 5

i prefer Sonalksis SV-315 for channel and drum bus duties.

max cooper · 24th December 2005

I've been putting the UAD Fairchild in front of the PSP Vintage Warmer lately, and I like what I hear for some things.

I've also got the PSP Mixpressor, but I haven't had time to mess with it yet.

I like it so far, though.

I do use the McDsp MC2000 sometimes.

Lagerfeldt · 24th December 2005

I think it can be a crutch to mix through a compressor.

Sometimes it makes sense to use a nice hardware comp with 1-2dB GR, such as the SSL (which I do sometimes) but no software comp will do the job IMO.

The worst results usually comes from people using a multiband compressor and/or too much limiting. You'll quite often get some really off-balance mixes and sometimes snares too high in volume.

I find the best results usually comes from getting the mix right without any additional compression on the output, and then maybe strapping on the 2bus comp, and making small changes. Then print a mix with and without the comp for the ME.

**George Necola** · 24th December 2005

I just did a personal shootout (lots of mixing and try all the demos).

this one did it:
sonalksis SV-315

http://www.sonalksis.com/index.php?section_id=315

transparent till the end (RMS = 7dBm), make your stuff loud without distortion, much punch and clean

my PSP vintagewarmer is for sale now

*joking*

second joice is elemental audio neodynium

enjoy your christmas food..

cheers George

andredb · 24th December 2005

Hands down...
http://www.kjaerhusaudio.com/
Golden Compressor....no contest imho....

Third Eye · 24th December 2005

My vote goes to the URS SSL style compressor. I think it sounds amazing. That, followed by the Sony Oxford Inflator is my favorite stereo buss combo these days.

arimaka · 24th December 2005

Usually UAD Fairchild, light compression just about 1-3dB...

Can't wait for URS to release AU versions, I have the Everything EQ bundle and it definitely rocks.... I am sure I will enjoy their comps on the 2-buss as well...

Winey · 24th December 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by andredb

Hands down...
http://www.kjaerhusaudio.com/
Golden Compressor....no contest imho....

I agree, it's great.
Their peak compressor is also very cool.
I also like the Samplitude comp, the waves C1 (believe it or not), or the Sonalksis.

True North · 24th December 2005

It takes a lot of getting used to and ALOT of tweaking but the Wave Arts - Multi Band Compressor is very cool. Because it is multiband is can also have an EQ type effect as well.

http://www.wavearts.com/MultiDynamics5.html

Try it out!

P.S. - all their plugs are very CPU efficient as well

Sirocco · 25th December 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by George Necola

I just did a personal shootout (lots of mixing and try all the demos).

this one did it:
sonalksis SV-315

http://www.sonalksis.com/index.php?section_id=315

transparent till the end (RMS = 7dBm), make your stuff loud without distortion, much punch and clean

my PSP vintagewarmer is for sale now

*joking*

second joice is elemental audio neodynium

enjoy your christmas food..

cheers George

i agree with the sonalksis thumbsup

msmrodan · 25th December 2005

1176LN Impulse Response - Hard
via SIR

very tasty indeed

Lagerfeldt · 25th December 2005

Yes, the Sonalksis is an excellent channel and bus compressor.

But I still wouldn't recommend it or any other piece of software on the mix :-)

OHA · 26th December 2005

Sony oxford EQ>Waves Renesance Comp or Focusrite D3>sometimes a mcdsp MC2000 or waves C4>Waves L1

I recently got URS 1970/1980 comps, and I think they are sounding cool, I mabye replace rencomp or D3 with one of them. I also use a hw comp in that posission a lot.

**Geert van den Berg** · 26th December 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by msmrodan

1176LN Impulse Response - Hard
via SIR

very tasty indeed

I think this will only mimic the sound of an 1176 driven hard, it doesn't do any compression. Still interesting option.

John The Cut · 26th December 2005

I wouldnt use a 1176 as a bus compressor.. way too much character. Plus.. if the unit is MONO how do you get a stereo impulse ?

23rd December 2005	#1
lkingnyc Gear Head Joined: Feb 2005 Location: New York, New York Posts: 68 Thread Starter	Your Fav 2 buss Compressor Plug in ??? discuss and recomend .... I know different style require different sound hence different plugs ..... just looking for what folks like to use ....

23rd December 2005	#2
catfish11 Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2002 Location: maui, hi. USA Posts: 668	pt hd - mcdsp channel g almost there native - psp vintage warmer has its own vibe __________________ "Your petty insults are of no consequence." --Jp22

24th December 2005	#8
Lagerfeldt Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 4,770	I think it can be a crutch to mix through a compressor. Sometimes it makes sense to use a nice hardware comp with 1-2dB GR, such as the SSL (which I do sometimes) but no software comp will do the job IMO. The worst results usually comes from people using a multiband compressor and/or too much limiting. You'll quite often get some really off-balance mixes and sometimes snares too high in volume. I find the best results usually comes from getting the mix right without any additional compression on the output, and then maybe strapping on the 2bus comp, and making small changes. Then print a mix with and without the comp for the ME. __________________ Professional geek Online Mastering - At the moment: Mastering Christopher (EMI) · Mixing Michalis (Universal)

24th December 2005	#12
arimaka Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 619	Usually UAD Fairchild, light compression just about 1-3dB... Can't wait for URS to release AU versions, I have the Everything EQ bundle and it definitely rocks.... I am sure I will enjoy their comps on the 2-buss as well... __________________ http://www.arimaka.com

24th December 2005	#14
True North Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Richmond Hill, Ontario (Canada) Posts: 3,213	It takes a lot of getting used to and ALOT of tweaking but the Wave Arts - Multi Band Compressor is very cool. Because it is multiband is can also have an EQ type effect as well. http://www.wavearts.com/MultiDynamics5.html Try it out! P.S. - all their plugs are very CPU efficient as well __________________ "In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey" - Beck, Loser "I do use compressors/limiters but not for controlling dynamics, I use EQ for that!" Jp22 (damn I miss him) "Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance." -- Will Durant, historian (1885-1981) "I try to get a boom out of the bass drum, in one of my albums, my CD, boom, I try to get that big boom, I could not get a big boom, I paid bucks, and could not get the boom" - Recording Expert, Tad Donley

23rd December 2005	#3
John The Cut Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 841	UAD1 Fairchild

23rd December 2005	#4
Mabuse Gear interested Joined: Jan 2005 Location: Brussels Posts: 8	UAD Multiband...

23rd December 2005	#5
thermos Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 3,656	Sonalksis all the way.

23rd December 2005	#6
AdamJay Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 2,825	Wave Arts Final Plug 5 i prefer Sonalksis SV-315 for channel and drum bus duties.

24th December 2005	#7
max cooper Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2004 Location: tx Posts: 8,802	I've been putting the UAD Fairchild in front of the PSP Vintage Warmer lately, and I like what I hear for some things. I've also got the PSP Mixpressor, but I haven't had time to mess with it yet. I like it so far, though. I do use the McDsp MC2000 sometimes.

24th December 2005	#10
andredb Gear maniac Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 286	Hands down... http://www.kjaerhusaudio.com/ Golden Compressor....no contest imho....

24th December 2005	#11
Third Eye Gear nut Joined: Aug 2005 Location: New Mexico USA Posts: 138	My vote goes to the URS SSL style compressor. I think it sounds amazing. That, followed by the Sony Oxford Inflator is my favorite stereo buss combo these days.

25th December 2005	#16
msmrodan Gear Head Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 32	1176LN Impulse Response - Hard via SIR very tasty indeed

26th December 2005	#18
OHA Gear addict Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 324	Sony oxford EQ>Waves Renesance Comp or Focusrite D3>sometimes a mcdsp MC2000 or waves C4>Waves L1 I recently got URS 1970/1980 comps, and I think they are sounding cool, I mabye replace rencomp or D3 with one of them. I also use a hw comp in that posission a lot.

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