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Best compressor for snares?
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- KVRist
- 32 posts since 18 Oct, 2023
What compressor do you use/prefer for snares and why? haha -thank you.
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- KVRAF
- 7688 posts since 2 Sep, 2019
UADx 1176LN
The 1176 is still the studio standard compressor for snares for a reason. Mostly because of the super fast attack and because it is the sound of snare drums for the past 50+ years.
The 1176 is still the studio standard compressor for snares for a reason. Mostly because of the super fast attack and because it is the sound of snare drums for the past 50+ years.
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- KVRian
- 923 posts since 8 Aug, 2011
VCA compressors for the snap, namely a DBX160 from Melda or Klanghelm MJUC MKIII I love the saturation I get from MJUC. Same for kick. I also often use a clipper (Kazrog) beforehand for extra sauce and/or tame some peaks.
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- Banned
- 317 posts since 1 Jun, 2024
Transient/envelope shaper 
I like the env shaper in cubase and use it on all drums instead of compressor. Then clipper and api style bus compression on drum bus
I like the env shaper in cubase and use it on all drums instead of compressor. Then clipper and api style bus compression on drum bus-
- KVRian
- 891 posts since 22 Jan, 2022
A clipper.
I don't generally feel the need compress snares outside of clipping, but if I do, the FET section of Analog Obsession COMPER gets it done. Alternatively, their FETcb compressor works pretty well too.
I don't generally feel the need compress snares outside of clipping, but if I do, the FET section of Analog Obsession COMPER gets it done. Alternatively, their FETcb compressor works pretty well too.
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- KVRAF
- 14194 posts since 20 Nov, 2003 from Lost and Spaced
I've found a great plugin with a kind of silly name called Put Me On Drums
https://www.pluginboutique.com/products ... RgNY_PPpz6
This can make snares sound actually different in a couple of ways. Has some other nice presets for kick and hats, It's magic.
https://www.pluginboutique.com/products ... RgNY_PPpz6
This can make snares sound actually different in a couple of ways. Has some other nice presets for kick and hats, It's magic.
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- KVRist
- 170 posts since 20 Jul, 2012
It depends on the source material and the music style. Im working mostly on rock/metal stuff with real instruments, and therefore you need a fat and punchy snare. That means a compressor with a long attack (to let the initial transient through/uncompressed). A short attack on a snare will kill its impact and move it backwards in the mix, which is not what you want, most of the time (depending on the style/song of course). A clipper is a nice addition but does a completely different job soundwise than a compressor with long attack. I would recommend using both, but with the clipper more on the end of the chain to keep from having too much high peaks.
My favourite compressors for punchy/fat snares in the last few years are the NI Supercharger GT and the uad distressor, but thats just a matter of what you are used to using. Most compressors with enough controls over the material will do fine, depending on the flavour. Supercharger is really great for punchy material (kick for example).
My favourite compressors for punchy/fat snares in the last few years are the NI Supercharger GT and the uad distressor, but thats just a matter of what you are used to using. Most compressors with enough controls over the material will do fine, depending on the flavour. Supercharger is really great for punchy material (kick for example).
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- KVRAF
- 14194 posts since 20 Nov, 2003 from Lost and Spaced
He looks like an extra from The Handmaid's Tale. (I always mix in a hoodie with the hood pulled tight.)
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- KVRian
- 529 posts since 2 Sep, 2012
It varies for me but I do use the compressor from Softube’s British Class A on drums a lot, with a 30ms attack, but sometimes I’ll use an 1176 style comp instead. As was said above, depends on the source. I also find Cubase’s stock Compressor in peak mode is great on drums, for my purposes.
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- Banned
- 475 posts since 22 Nov, 2015
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- KVRAF
- 1791 posts since 17 Sep, 2002
for snares, i particularly like the soft clipping that happens when driving a tape emulation. it does fun things to the transients while not necessarily having an overt "attention, this is a compressor" sound
