Hardware compressors

[dirty_bass]

Actually the attack is .5ms on the Sonalksis and it`s about THE best software compressor for drums along with the MArquis

As for the gamble between the SSL and URS, no competition there.
With the SSL you get the SSL bus compressor, completely useless for techno.
Good for pop mixes.
Everyone has jumped on the SSL stuff suddenly, because they`ve heard SSL is a massive name in studios.
But most don`t realise it`s applications in terms of the music. The SSL kit is great, but I wouldn`t say it is the most appropriate for techno.
The URS compressors are much better.

[Radic]

Actually the attack is .5ms on the Sonalksis and it`s about THE best software compressor for drums along with the MArquis

My apologies i made a mistake. I meant to say the release can't go faster than 50ms. For that sucking techno drum sound i'd have thought a faster release would be necessary to get the required techno sound. Somewhere around 10ms would be nice.

[tekara]

Actually the attack is .5ms on the Sonalksis and it`s about THE best software compressor for drums along with the MArquis

As for the gamble between the SSL and URS, no competition there.
With the SSL you get the SSL bus compressor, completely useless for techno.
Good for pop mixes.
Everyone has jumped on the SSL stuff suddenly, because they`ve heard SSL is a massive name in studios.
But most don`t realise it`s applications in terms of the music. The SSL kit is great, but I wouldn`t say it is the most appropriate for techno.
The URS compressors are much better.

sorry, but i completely disagree. The SSL has done some amazing things for my mixes. Besides just saying it is "completely useless" for techno without offering any insight, maybe you can offer some explanation into your theory.

I never believe anything is useless. It would be like me saying dont ever use a certain branded mixer, drum machine, synthesizer, EQ or any effect or instrument for that matter.