Most colored mix buss compressor plugin?

[shakespearesmans]

Thinking perhaps API 2500? What about any of the 1176 or Fairchild emulations, or maybe the EMI TG12413? Anyone use these on mix buss sucessfully?

And for the love of all that is sacred and holy, please do not derail this thread with the "no plugin" crap. tutt

[Grumblefoot]

I have never used the EMT but I like all the others you listed. I don't think I'd call it colored but the Waves SSL is a solid choice on the mix buss, you can really squash the hell out of it.

[sahiaman]

Audio Damage Rough Rider. And it's free!

Audio Damage :: Rough Rider

[shakespearesmans]

Anyone else?

[Unclenny]

Although neither sacred nor holy.....I use RComp.

[dasoundjunkie]

My go to plug for colored mix
comp is usually the API. The EMI is extremely colored but a little bitchy to set up for the whole mix. I just tried the t-racks Fairchild and instantly fell in love with it. The Stillwell Rocket is also great. The style of music has a pretty strong influence on what I'll use.
Hope this helps

[butterboxes]

I've been using the Waves SSL Buss comp a lot lately and really love continuous soft-knee compression it gives, but I wouldn't call it colored though.

My colored option would have to be the Fairchild 670 plug and I absolutely love it on the Drum Buss or overheads, just recently got my hands on the JJP version but somehow couldn't get the same results?!

I've heard good things about the EMI but haven't had the chance to try it though. Any thoughts about that?!

Hope this helps!

Cheers

[shakespearesmans]

Originally Posted by dasoundjunkie

he EMI is extremely colored but a little bitchy to set up for the whole mix.

Huh... this is the 2nd time I have heard of the EMI being a tough one for the mix buss, just wondering why??

[hipass]

Abbey Road EMI

[shakespearesmans]

Originally Posted by hipass

Abbey Road EMI

And how do you approach it on the 2 buss?

[Sword in Hand]

The EMI can be tricky, at least for me, because there isn't an input gain. So if you just want to take off a few dB on the bus, you have to lower the bus trim or gain down on an earlier plugin on your mix bus and usually to an extremely low level. I think the EMI is great on parallel drum compression, where you really have to squash it.

Maybe someone can explain a better way to set it up, because I've always wanted to try it.

[smoke]

I'd say UAD Neve 33609.

[la grange]

API 2500
Zen limiter
Alta moda unicomp
DW Fearn VT7


Oli

[nightscope]

Originally Posted by smoke

I'd say UAD Neve 33609.

I would too.

ns

[redroom]

Originally Posted by smoke

I'd say UAD Neve 33609.

Im with you on this very coloured

[CZ101]

Maybe not the most colored - but I think I know what you mean..

Check out the "Badbussmojo" from the wellspring that is Stillwell.

- Not technically a "compressor" proper - but it gives you more of something going out than you had going into it..

[Tom Hakala]

I've been using the Reacomp lately on my mixbuss...

[KFMG]

UAD SSL Bus Comp inserted after the URS Saturation (saturate to taste). The key is mixing through it from the start, not adding it later.


Get it, use it, love it!

[Thescort]

Originally Posted by sahiaman

Audio Damage Rough Rider. And it's free!

Audio Damage :: Rough Rider

Read this, slapped it over a mix and really had a hard time dialing in a good sound. The interface I disliked, but I guess it is free. Definitely coloured, and when it was really hit hard i noticed is sucked out a LOT of top end.

I usually don't do a lot of mix buss compression anyway. I usually just place a UAD Precision limiter over the buss with the input left at unity and threshold at 0.1dBu to prevent overs. It rarely yields any gain reduction.

[jinksdingo]

Stillwell Rocket
The Rocket | Stillwell Audio - It's About The Sound


MajorTom
Major Tom | Stillwell Audio - It's About The Sound

but I prefer the cleaner;
dominion though its more like a transient designer plug
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[Slikjmuzik]

Originally Posted by sahiaman

Audio Damage Rough Rider. And it's free!

Audio Damage :: Rough Rider

Dude, thanks for this!!! I'm here buying plug-ins like crazy and this thing looks pretty damn cool. Ever try it on guitar? Is it CPU intensive? Is setting up the ratio easy? Does a little popup window come up showing where you are as you move the dial for the ratio?

Thanks!!

[kurtstudio]

The V series from Waves has great color but remember with on all analog emulations you need to pad the output so you don't over load the plug in. I use Pad at -10 db that way I can over drive the output on the plug ins like a real console and get that fuzz i need without over loading the plug in output.

[Thescort]

Originally Posted by Slikjmuzik

Dude, thanks for this!!! I'm here buying plug-ins like crazy and this thing looks pretty damn cool. Ever try it on guitar? Is it CPU intensive? Is setting up the ratio easy? Does a little popup window come up showing where you are as you move the dial for the ratio?

Thanks!!

It only takes 3 minutes to get it into your DAW, You're best to try it out for yourself.

Most of the UI features you are looking for (Pop-ups with knob values) are not there.

Ratio is ratio, it is not harder or easier than any other.