Right lads, I'm after a hardware compressor cause I'm fedup using plug-ins. I'll need stereo I/O and side chain input. Any suggestions ? I'm on a budget of around 1000 euro's.
Cheers
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Right lads, I'm after a hardware compressor cause I'm fedup using plug-ins. I'll need stereo I/O and side chain input. Any suggestions ? I'm on a budget of around 1000 euro's.
Cheers
focusrite compounder
i'd say a drawmer, but it aint got a sidechain. althought its prob around 1500 euro
focusrite compounder - Seconded
Lovely, lovely bit of kit
Gives your production a beautiful analogue sound.
100% agree with you, the compounder is the bestQuote:
Originally Posted by Jay Pace
piece of hardware i've ever bought
i swear by empirical labs distressors - a little more expensive, but unbelievably good, and very very flexible. should be able to get em for 1200 euro or so...
machina
well i love my dbx 1066... never was a huge fan of focusrite in the shop but then again, it really does all change when you get it home into your own space ;)
the dbx is nice and cheap and sounds lovely on the whole mix.
the dbx's are great for the money, prob the best in that price range. what i love about the compunder is that the harder you push it the better it sounds. around +20-30 db it sounds so sweet
I think I'll go for the dbx, I can get two and stay within my budget, hihi. Not sure yet tough. Also looked into the impirical labs compressors but they are a bit on the expensive side for me. I also quite fancy the compounder, but simply don't like the looks of it :-) Thanks for the help.
I'll let you guys know when I get one.
cant go wrong with the Drawmer DL series... they just 'work' they do have side chain BTW
oh yeah... depending on what sound you are after a 'FMR RNC' could be good... its pretty transparent though (very smooth in 'super nice' mode) so if you want a 'vibey' sound then look elsewhere... though TBH for the money you may as well have one anyway! :)
ah rite, the one i used didn't have a side chain on it. tbh i'm not sure which drawmer it was, it was up at my uni's studio, had to use a focusrite red instead as that had a side chainQuote:
Originally Posted by carltaylor43
yeah i think its the MX ones dont.. but the DL series do...
I've also checked out the drawmer and indeed de dl-series do have a side-chain. Still not shure tough: dbx vs drawmer
drawmer anyday over dbx, much better compressor, the dbx is good but the drawmer is amazing
Seconded.. we use drawmer in the studio.
great compressors.
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Originally Posted by dodgyedgy
What type are you using ?
DL241 quad compressors and the DL quad gate series.
Love em... so transparent.
I'll have some time to think about it, but I reckon it's gonna be drawmer