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crew14 · Post by **crew14** » Sat May 06, 2006 8:59 pm

What is your favotrite software compressor?

I have Ren Comp but i don't really like it. Are there any compressor out there which are really good?

Also, what about the free one's? Are those worth trying out?

Ildon · Post by **Ildon** » Sat May 06, 2006 9:01 pm

I like the compressor on LFX1310. www.luxonix.com it's freeware. Same effects as in Ravity and Purity. I also like Sonitus, too, but Sonitus is 300 bucks.

diverdee · Post by **diverdee** » Sat May 06, 2006 9:14 pm

For free I really like vanilla compressor.
For pay I really like the kjaerhus compressors.

bullshark · Post by **bullshark** » Sat May 06, 2006 9:16 pm

Most of my dynamics needs are met with freeware. I use the BuzComp free bundle, stereofishphones plugins, Gmax and vanilla.
I also own db audioware DX dynamic suits and what I'm looking to buy is Neodynium, simply because it can do things which are usefull to me and that no other can. In fact, if it wasn't for EAS non transferable license policy I would have bought already.
I'm also looking to get a transparent mastering limiter, inkling towards either Voxengo or Kjaerhus offering right now, but I will take my sweet time to decide and in this departement, money is no object.

Z3R0T0N1N · Post by **Z3R0T0N1N** » Sat May 06, 2006 9:26 pm

l love Stardust by Arguru.

Buzzcomp Free bundle does most of my comp work, but Stardust for special needs.

and for some good old skool punch, Kjaerhus Classic comp.

sometimes for Bass (with a capital Bass) i will use Blockfish, from DFP.

I don't have any payware compressors, actually. I don't use enough of it to really need any more that the free ones that i mention here, and really they are very high quality anyway, free or not.

leonard · Post by **leonard** » Sun May 07, 2006 12:16 am

Ildon wrote:I like the compressor on LFX1310. www.luxonix.com it's freeware. Same effects as in Ravity and Purity. I also like Sonitus, too, but Sonitus is 300 bucks.

I'm sure you are aware that you can purchase single tools from the Sonitus suite for as low as 39$ ? That's a lot less. The reverb in it should be very good for example.

Ildon · Post by **Ildon** » Sun May 07, 2006 12:22 am

Cool.

stellarboy · Post by **stellarboy** » Sun May 07, 2006 12:32 am

Hi there,

I have a related question on a similar vein (apologies if this comes across as a thread hijack as it's not meant to - it just seems like it's a relevant place to put it):

I'm thinking of getting an FMR Audio RNLA (I have their RNP preamp and it's sweeet) but really I am a relative newbie at this game and still haven't worked out whether the software that's available on the market is so good that I could potentially do without ever getting any kind of hardware whatsoever.

I'm not recording anything particularly outlandish - just some standard rock and acoustic stuff - however if I'm going to do it then I'd like to do it to what I'd consider to be a good standard.

What do people think?

Stupid American Pig · Sun May 07, 2006 12:47 am

Marquis followed by GPP-1

ATS · Post by **ATS** » Sun May 07, 2006 12:48 am

crew14 wrote:What is your favotrite software compressor?

I have Ren Comp but i don't really like it. Are there any compressor out there which are really good?

Also, what about the free one's? Are those worth trying out?

I was just going to say that is my favorite

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Sun May 07, 2006 2:27 am

Kjaerhus GCO-1, hands down for me.

papawillow · Post by **papawillow** » Sun May 07, 2006 2:34 am

Neodynium then Crunchessor.

polyslax · Post by **polyslax** » Sun May 07, 2006 8:52 am

Sonalksis SV-315
Metric Halo Channel Strip
URS 1970, 1980
Neodynium

stefancrs · Post by **stefancrs** » Sun May 07, 2006 8:57 am

*shameless plug*

4damind · Post by **4damind** » Sun May 07, 2006 9:07 am

Voxengo Marquis
Kjaerhus GUP
Sonalksis SV315
(in this order)

what is your favorite all around software compressor?