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Subject: Compressor and/or?
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Original Message 1/8 10-Aug-00 @ 06:16 PM - Compressor and/or?
Didn,t get to hear it,so ,is it really a very good way to beef up external synths before running them into VST?
If yes,are we saying hardware is still the better option?
I don,t think much of the comp in vst or the vst fx,EQ seems good,and i do think my plugs are cool,but i haven,t had any hardware yet to really feel this diff.Then again,i was knocked out by my dbx 4 vocals.....
Cheers Guruzoo.
Message 2/8 17-Aug-00 @ 07:21 AM - RE: Compressor and/or?
I used to try and use it as an effect, but things just sound better if you use it as a tool to fix problems rather than trying to force stuff through it.
It does make the bass sound nice though.. sub really sits in a mix without taking up the bandwidth.
Message 3/8 30-Aug-00 @ 09:31 AM - RE: Compressor and/or?
Message 4/8 05-Sep-00 @ 05:20 AM - RE: Compressor and/or?
;o)
Software does at least give you the advantage of only buying the mechanism once. Even then, you get compression built-in to programs like Cubase 5...
Message 5/8 04-Oct-00 @ 01:52 PM - RE: Compressor and/or?
I've just bought a Behringer Composer Pro compressor which I use rigged up to a mackie 16 track. Having never used compressors before I'm a little unsure of how to use it correctly - the problem I have is that when compressing kick drums I can never increase the gain above 0 db (despite how much gain reduction is used) as the sound seems to swell and distort, nearly blowing my monitors completley.
Any advice very gratefully recieved.
Cheers
Matt
Message 6/8 06-Oct-00 @ 06:58 PM - RE: Compressor and/or?
Message 7/8 11-Oct-00 @ 10:08 PM - RE: Compressor and/or?
Message 8/8 20-Oct-00 @ 12:55 PM - RE: Compressor and/or?
Anyway, the compressor is just hooked up to my Mackie using the inserts on the individual channels. One potential problem is that the compressor can be adjusted to take account of whether the mixer outputs at -10 or +4 dB (or is it the other way around???) but Mackie mixers output at 0 dB.
I've tried all different settings and since reading some articles on this site have got it working OK sometimes but not as often as I would like.
Thanks for the help - I'll check back a bit sooner this time!
Matt
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