Best of the best colored/character compressors
- KVRian
- 604 posts since 14 Mar, 2006
DMG Trackcomp 2
“Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.” -Miles Davis
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- KVRAF
- 2375 posts since 12 Nov, 2014
Yeah that is a very good point. Everything is subjective and depends alot on context.
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- KVRAF
- 4711 posts since 26 Nov, 2015 from Way Downunder
Kush!
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- KVRAF
- 2375 posts since 12 Nov, 2014
Still would like to know the context, there is no such thing as “best” without one.
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- KVRAF
- 6462 posts since 17 Dec, 2009
Every compressor fits if you know how to turn its knobs_leras wrote: ↑Mon Oct 31, 2022 11:54 am This thread has a big problem in that people don't really get into the detail of what type of material they are trying to compress.
For electronic music I really think that on individual tracks compressors make a lot less difference than they do for vocals, or other real/acoustic instrumentation.
I still think at bus and master level good compressors can really bring something. I have different compressors I think are good for drums, other buses, vocals and main mix bus. I think this thread misses the nuance without this.
- KVRAF
- 6980 posts since 28 Dec, 2015 from Atlantis Island
I stay with my Compressor set in Logic Pro.
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- KVRAF
- 2544 posts since 20 Apr, 2005
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- KVRAF
- 6462 posts since 17 Dec, 2009
The point is it’s all very source dependent, and what target sound you’re after.
I dont get “bus compressors”. A bus can have many different sources.
I compress the my vocal with proc2 usually. And not on “bus” setting.
- KVRAF
- 23481 posts since 12 Jul, 2003 from West Caprazumia
That's actually part of what makes opto-compressors so great (musical, adaptive & easy to adjust).
I can't think of any source that wouldn't benefit from a good opto-comp. If I could take one single compressor-plugin with me on the proverbial island, it wouldn't be a super-flexible monster like DC8C 3, but rather the IKMM White 2a.
"Preamps have literally one job: when you turn up the gain, it gets louder." Jamcat, talking about presmp-emulation plugins.
- KVRAF
- 6244 posts since 25 May, 2002 from Bobo-dioulasso\BF__Geneva/CH
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- KVRAF
- 35181 posts since 27 Jul, 2005 from the wilds of wanny