TONY, I need your opinion

[74thstreet]

I am thinking about purchasing a distressor or fatso. I have two concerns, 1st. I would like to aggressive compressor for vocals and guitars/bass (for hiphop). 2nd., I desire to have the vintage warmth of the fatso (or that kind of device).

I saw a demo of these devices at the namm show and I was impressed. The probelm is I can't afford both of them. So Iam bring this issue to you as a method of determing if this is a good idea.

If this is a bad idea please provide an alturnative.

Thanks in advance,

Aaron

[tone4407]

My name is Tony, so I feel obligated to answer this question.

Get the distressor.

[bjcistok]

yeah plus this site is called GEARSLUTS not GEARTONY so why dont you just ask us all the questions on your mind and maybe if your lucky Tony will stop by and drop a message.

[cynic]

i don't own a distressor so i can't comment on that...but i do own a FATSO and i'll say it's probably one of the best gear pickups i've ever made.

i haven't used it yet for tracking vocals or bass, but i'm using it as a mix bus compressor with sick results.

i used to get mixes with really loud, ear piercing annoying highs in my snares. the fatso hella smooths that out. added onto that, it tightens up the low-end in the mix and it's something you'll notice on systems like the one in your car or boomboxes.

it's pretty versatile. i doubt i've even scratched the surface of what it can do. i just leave it on bus compressor mode all the time.

[TonyBelmont]

I wouldn't use the FATSO on vocals.

I really like the FATSO on room mics (and of course people use it on the stereo buss, vocals, etc).

I like the Distressor on almost everything other than stereo buss & drum buss.

So, I guess you should get the Distressor.