VST compressor that sounds like BEHRINGER Composer MDX-2200?

[zeep]

As the title suggests, i'm a big fan of the BEHRINGER Composer MDX-2200's sound and am now searching for a VST sound-a-like.

The Behringer had a distinct sound that i haven't heard in a vst yet. The attack, the compressing, the sound.. one of the best compressors i've had basically.

Suggestions?

[kritikon]

Seriously?


honestly?












You see...I've still got my Composer, and really almost never use it any more.
A) I've got better h/w compressors
B)I've got better s/w compressors

It's a VCA comp...so naturally it does have some advantages over s/w - my first obvious target is pumping - especially on bass-heavy tracks. Not many s/w comps handle that at all well. So the Composer can pump a bit better. I can't say I ever heard anything wonderful in its attack or general sound though. I personally use Kjaerhus for compression for most things apart from heavy pumping, specialFX and distorted limiting (can't beat a good VCA comp for that intentional overdriven limiting) Having said that...a Composer would be far from my first choice for that type of limiting . others seem to recommend Voxengo marquis (I can't stand his GUIs, so I don't use them...) and I've heard some good reports about Sonitus. UAD have some very good compressors. And there are some esoteric ones like Neodynium.

I think for everyday compressor duties...any of those could produce more character than a Composer, or at least more transparent results at lower settings. The main thing I noticed about my Composer? You can make almost any decent s/w compressor sound like it if you roll off a couple of dB from maybe 6KHz onwards. The Composer is quite a bad culprit for losing the highs - especially noticeable when over a full mix. I'm being absolutely serious - you possibly are mistaking the dulling of highs from the Composer with warmth - that's an easy mistake to make with alot of h/w. Try any quality s/w comp and roll off the highs...it may surprise you.

[Killvehicle]

I have the Tube Composer, and I like iit for some things, I can say I still use it from time to time, but I found Blockfish to sound a lot like my Tube Composer, and honestly I dont really like BLockfish!! How does that happen?

[kritikon]

How does that happen?

I assume it was one of those things (buying the tube Composer) that was just a good idea at the time. It happens...

I bought a 303 + 606 for 110 quid bloody years ago. I sold the 303 for 110 quid and kept the 606. Precisely 1 year later, the price of 303s increased by 8 times. It was a good idea at the time (not sure why though... ). I had to give away the 606 to get rid of it when I came to my senses.

I bought a Tascam desk once....


It was a good idea at the time to buy a Juno106. Most expensive ashtray holder I ever bought.


I thought it was a good idea to turn off my engine going down a hairpin hill to save petrol in a power-steering car.

Fortunately I'm still alive...and hopefully a bit less stupid.

[Kingston]

I thought it was a good idea to turn off my engine going down a hairpin hill to save petrol in a power-steering car.

[kritikon]

Those emoticons just don't express the horror of it, once I realised what I'd done.




There must be an emoticon of a sickly shade of green, taking a very loose dump somewhere...that might do it.

[Kingston]