Hardware compressors

[dirty_bass]

Well to be honest, there`s no analog compressor under 500 quid worth getting that isn`t bettered by software.
Once I sold all my hardware I considered going back to analog outboard when I took up mastering as a profession, however, the only compressors I found worth having were 1500 and up, everything less than that I bettered with extensive trials of software.

As for the SSL being useless, well that was a bit of an exaguration, the SSL plugs are great, but I just don`t think they are best applied to techno. The EQ`s on their own are great though, it`s the compression I don`t really think is good for techno.
I`d have gone for the Sonox stuff personally.

As for talking about software in a hardware discussion, my advice was to spend over 500 or save the money and buy software.

[rhythmtech]

Well to be honest, there`s no analog compressor under 500 quid worth getting that isn`t bettered by software.
Once I sold all my hardware I considered going back to analog outboard when I took up mastering as a profession, however, the only compressors I found worth having were 1500 and up, everything less than that I bettered with extensive trials of software.

As for the SSL being useless, well that was a bit of an exaguration, the SSL plugs are great, but I just don`t think they are best applied to techno. The EQ`s on their own are great though, it`s the compression I don`t really think is good for techno.
I`d have gone for the Sonox stuff personally.

As for talking about software in a hardware discussion, my advice was to spend over 500 or save the money and buy software.

id have to agree.

unless you have cash to trow around software is the way to go.

sonnox, waves API, sonalksis or URS

not a huge fan of the ssl stuff myself. but the track plug is nice sometimes

[benjames]

everything less than that I bettered with extensive trials of software.
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And during your extensive trials what did you find to be the best VST's?, were you testing them to reproduce a similar sound found with hardware or was it a test based on its abily to compress nicely?