Any other compressors comparable to DC8C-2 (w/sidechain)?

[musikmachine]

I can highly recommend blue cat dynamics as an easy to use capable of everything all in one compressor. I it's in your budget please demo it. It also does upward expansion and compression. It's like a Swiss army. Don't forget big blue compressor either.

BC is out of my budget but 112db site seems to be down?

Anyway, budget is so tight i can't really go above €30. The C165a was another one that looks good and i was going to buy that after checking out the sk stuff but i was recommended Klanghelm.

[musikmachine]

He meant Presswerk. "People who've used it (Presswerk)."

I think Tp3 means people who tried it at Messe?

[musikmachine]

I'm probably going to buy this so i was wondering if there were any other compressors worth checking out for around the same money.

Nothing around the same money is as flexible and tweakable. It's a no-brainer, no-regret comp, even if you only ever use one of the models, it's still a great value. Tony is almost giving away a high-end comp plugin.

And for that we, thrifty KVR cheapskates, thank him. We'd like to thank him extravagantly and lavishly, but that would send the wrong message.

Thanks mandolarian! I have to be a cheapskate much to my chagrin. It's mainly for sidechain which i forgot to mention in my op!

I think this will be great for that with all the advanced stuff for tweaking. Bus and parallel compression to rival higher end compressors is a huge plus. I've been listening to a few demos and it sounds great! it'll be interesting to see how it stacks up against T-Racks.

Thanks for all the responses, i'll post some feedback when i get it. Cheers!

[Tubeman]

Dang, now I maybe have to buy it too. Listened the demos and the punch mode sounds really nice.

[Tp3]

He meant Presswerk. "People who've used it (Presswerk)."

I think Tp3 means people who tried it at Messe?

That is correct.

And if so, I think that is quite difficult to understand whats going on in such a noisy environment.

Nevertheless, as Sascha coded Blockfish, AM|Munition and AM|Track (and of course, SATIN) - I expect no less then stellar results.

But, of course, the competition is MUCH harder here as he'll have to battle himself (with the aforementioned comps) and other great and price-challenging comps like DC8C-2.

[musikmachine]

Dang, now I maybe have to buy it too. Listened the demos and the punch mode sounds really nice.

Have you tried the DC1A?

[musikmachine]

He meant Presswerk. "People who've used it (Presswerk)."

I think Tp3 means people who tried it at Messe?

That is correct.

And if so, I think that is quite difficult to understand whats going on in such a noisy environment.

Nevertheless, as Sascha coded Blockfish, AM|Munition and AM|Track (and of course, SATIN) - I expect no less then stellar results.

But, of course, the competition is MUCH harder here as he'll have to battle himself (with the aforementioned comps) and other great and price-challenging comps like DC8C-2.

Oh that Sascha?

It sounds like it's very early days but i'll keep an eye on it! I've come across some very good quality compressors anyway, punch evolved is another one but i primarily needed a transparent sidechain compressor for FL but DC8C sounds like it could retire and replace the rest of my collection.

Cheers!

[Tubeman]

Dang, now I maybe have to buy it too. Listened the demos and the punch mode sounds really nice.

Have you tried the DC1A?

Yes, I downloaded it and the saturation plug. Both sound nice.

[recursive one]

C165a

Btw, what do you guys think about this comp? I have DC8C and while I use it 95% of the time I need a compressor, it is way too much flexible which is distracting. I want a simple "character" compressor to complement DC8C. Something to set on a bus and get instant WOW.

[musikmachine]

Dang, now I maybe have to buy it too. Listened the demos and the punch mode sounds really nice.

Have you tried the DC1A?

Yes, I downloaded it and the saturation plug. Both sound nice.

I put on a maschine channel last night just to test on a kick but then i started working on the track but didn't realize i'd left it on until about an hour later, it's so smooth, no artifacts! The saturation is very nice as well.

These are great times we live in as far as plugins go.

[musikmachine]

C165a

Btw, what do you guys think about this comp? I have DC8C and while I use it 95% of the time I need a compressor, it is way too much flexible which is distracting. I want a simple "character" compressor to complement DC8C. Something to set on a bus and get instant WOW.

I don't know if this will make you go WOW but i think it shows off quite well what 165a can do on the bus and individual sounds. It would be great if someone did an in depth video of DC8C!

Oops forgot to post the link!

[fese]

C165a

Btw, what do you guys think about this comp? I have DC8C and while I use it 95% of the time I need a compressor, it is way too much flexible which is distracting. I want a simple "character" compressor to complement DC8C. Something to set on a bus and get instant WOW.

Well, I bought it a couple of days ago and wasn't vey impressed at first (maybe also because of the oversized, too dark GUI, cannot keep up at all with klanghelm's beautiful and useable creations) and thought of returning it, but after giving it some time, I decided to keep it. Though much easier than DC8C, it still takes some time to get to know, and IMHO not all parameters scale very well (and documentation is non-existent), but it can sound quite drastic and usually works astonishingly well in a mix even when listened to soloed does not. The mix knob is a very welcome addition to soften the sometimes brutal compression and helps the plugin to be more than a one trick pony. Still best on drums and percussive material, also on some clean guitars, haven't tried it on much else.
And it costs less than 25€, not as much bang-for-the-bucks as DC8C (but what is?), but still a good bargain.
DC8C has a 160-kind of preset, as you might know, but it sounds very different.

[musikmachine]

So with it being complex what's the workflow like? Can you dial it in from easy mode most of the time and then tweak? Arrrgh! I want to get it just based on DC1A but i just can't for the moment.

[momalle3]

Compassion is really fantastic. It has a bunch of really good presets and character mods that make it easy to use. The graph shows you the effect of the compression with unique clarity. It's incredible versatile, sounds great, but is very expensive

I liked the dc8c a lot and bought it, but in use I found it buggy and CPU intensive, to the point where I didn't want to use it. One of the reasons I bought compassion was that it had the great flexibility, but was rock solid. The interface in dc8c is charming. I think in the future it's going to be really great.

IMHO the best alternative to dc8c, price wise, is the TDR feedback compressor. But compassion has a very good demo ...

[recursive one]

it can sound quite drastic and usually works astonishingly well in a mix even when listened to soloed does not. The mix knob is a very welcome addition to soften the sometimes brutal compression and helps the plugin to be more than a one trick pony. Still best on drums and percussive material, also on some clean guitars, haven't tried it on much else.
And it costs less than 25€, not as much bang-for-the-bucks as DC8C (but what is?), but still a good bargain.
DC8C has a 160-kind of preset, as you might know, but it sounds very different.

Thanks, seems to be what I'm looking for - an easy to use "agressive" compressor to push my electronic drums hard. I'm OK with it being an one trick pony, I have DC8C for flexibility. How it is CPU-wise?

musikmachine, thanks for the vid! The action of the compressor is shown well and seems to be loveable.