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Skorpius · Post by **Skorpius** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:25 pm

tonhelm wrote:DC8C is one of the most flexible compressors around.

One more question, Tony: What can I do with a negative ratio? Can I use it to restore the dynamics of squashed audio material?

Thanks.

insonicbloom · Post by **insonicbloom** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:47 pm

h moll wrote:Is there such a thing as too many compressors? (I'm into the 'boutique' genre myself.) I believe this one belongs in my collection.

what on earth do you mean by "the boutique genre" ? it sounds like bullshit talk for: I only buy what is expensive because I don't know how to make the best of the least

jethrobull · Post by **jethrobull** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:51 pm

insonicbloom wrote:
h moll wrote:Is there such a thing as too many compressors? (I'm into the 'boutique' genre myself.) I believe this one belongs in my collection.
what on earth do you mean by "the boutique genre" ? it sounds like bullshit talk for: I only buy what is expensive because I don't know how to make the best of the least

ryandfl · Post by **ryandfl** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 1:19 am

I just spent handful of hours working on a new song with DC8C on a few tracks and the master. Pretty darn awesome.

I just got a new computer, so I'm redemoing some of the stuff I've been thinking about buying for a while guilt free. So I was able to compare it to The Glue directly. I prefer DC8C. It sounds clearer and more alive to me. I saw a couple people say something like that on forums and though "hm, that sounds like distortion sheen description, not necessarily what I want". But that's not what I'm hearing. It just has a more open sound somehow.

It is does require more tweaking to really maximize than The Glue. But it has like 3x the knobs, so that's kind of a given.

The oversampling is pretty CPU brutal though. Probably best to just leave it off until exporting/rendering.

Awesome job, Tony.

I also think a Lot of copies would be sold if there was a full demo version. There should be a lot more talk about this here and Gearslutz, so I'm guessing most people are shying away because of the lack of a demo, even if it is very reasonably priced.

loopdon · Post by **loopdon** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:46 am

The free on is allready soooo good.
Must grab this one.

h moll · Post by **h moll** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 2:16 pm

jethrobull wrote:
insonicbloom wrote:
h moll wrote:Is there such a thing as too many compressors? (I'm into the 'boutique' genre myself.) I believe this one belongs in my collection.
what on earth do you mean by "the boutique genre" ? it sounds like bullshit talk for: I only buy what is expensive because I don't know how to make the best of the least

sinkmusic · Post by **sinkmusic** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:17 pm

I'm still hesitating, the lack of demo kinda puts me off, even if the price is grat : I already have a bunch of compressors, and don't know how much it overlaps/sounds different, so i guess i'll have to ask questions :

- Are the different modes from the "easy" panel just some kind of presets, or will it make similar settings from the Expert panel sound different if you keep the knobs settings but change the mode ?

- What is the cpu use ?

- How good is it as a "smack" compressor ?

- Is it good for upward/downward expansion ?

Thank you in advance !

mandolarian · Post by **mandolarian** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:35 pm

sinkmusic wrote:I'm still hesitating, the lack of demo kinda puts me off, even if the price is grat : I already have a bunch of compressors, and don't know how much it overlaps/sounds different, so i guess i'll have to ask questions :

- Are the different modes from the "easy" panel just some kind of presets, or will it make similar settings from the Expert panel sound different if you keep the knobs settings but change the mode ?
- What is the cpu use ?

Reasonably low. A touch high with oversampling.

sinkmusic wrote:- How good is it as a "smack" compressor ?

Awesome. Surprisingly awesome with a few tweaks.

sinkmusic wrote:- Is it good for upward/downward expansion ?

Yes.

I'm nominating it 'the compressor bargain of the year'. So versatile - it's a breath mint - it's a candy mint - it's a character mint - it's a clean mint - it's like eight mints in one.

sinkmusic · Post by **sinkmusic** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:41 pm

Thanks, Mandolarian.
But argh, you're ruining all my efforts for reducing my plugin arsenal and limiting my GAS !

mandolarian · Post by **mandolarian** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:50 pm

Sorry, but it's really affordable, so it causes only minor GAS, not hugely stinky GAS.

geroyannis · Post by **geroyannis** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 1:43 am

mandolarian wrote:
sinkmusic wrote:Is it good for upward/downward expansion ?
Yes.

Can it really work as an expander? I haven't read anything like that.

mandolarian · Post by **mandolarian** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 5:53 am

Hmmm....I've got it working as a peak expander/upward compressor so far. Will have to check the downside - so many parameters to tweak.

sinkmusic · Post by **sinkmusic** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:45 pm

mandolarian wrote:Hmmm....I've got it working as a peak expander/upward compressor so far. Will have to check the downside - so many parameters to tweak.

Good to know, thanks.
And is it any good as a transient shaper ?

mandolarian · Post by **mandolarian** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:58 pm

sinkmusic wrote: And is it any good as a transient shaper ?

Oh, yes! Both sharp snappy shaping and blunt squashed clunking shaping (Think that's the technical term).

Even has an 'easy' preset for transient 'snapping':
"SNAP
This is the transient spitting machine.
a gain reduction around -2 dB might already
be enough to spice up drums.
Also suitable to emphasize the attack of
guitar/bass guitar signals. Be careful with
the output knob: the differences between
transients and the rest of the signal can be
huge."

_dada_ · Post by **_dada_** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:15 pm

mandolarian wrote:This is the transient spitting machine.
a gain reduction around -2 dB might already
be enough to spice up drums.

Well, that's probably because the reduction meter currently acts like a VU meter.
So, if you see 2 db gain reduction, on percussive material,
it's most probably 5 to 7 db, in reality.

I talked to Tony about this
and he said the meter will show real reduction,
in the upcomming update ...

I.e.:
Great comp and great support !

Jan

Klanghelm DC8C released, advanced compressor for WIN and OSX 32&64Bit [UPDATED: ext. sidechain]