Welcome to the Blackout Audio Techno Forums :: Underground Network.
Results 1 to 11 of 11
  1. 31-07-2003, 05:20 PM #1
    djTequila
    djTequila is offline
    Junior Freak
    Join Date
    Jun 2003
    Location
    Up own arse
    Posts
    174

    Default Looking for a good compressor...

    I think my next purchase will be a good compressor... I'm liking the slow migration to hardware, and although I think I'll never get more than one synth (I'm getting some very pleasant noises out of software) I can see the advantage in getting outboard equipment. Compressors, especially, seem to be a whole different beast where hardware is involved.

    So, can anyone recommend any good, cheap compressors with a rich, warm sound? The magazines have good things to say about the FMR RNC1773 Really Nice Compressor and the TLA Fat 1 and Fat 2. But I don't trust magazine reviews too much - they generally give good reviews to stop their ads getting pulled.

    Cheers, guys!

    Tequila
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 31-07-2003, 05:31 PM #2
    Jimfish
    Jimfish is offline
    Ultimate Freak
    Join Date
    Jan 2003
    Location
    ye olde pie shoppe
    Posts
    1,590

    Default

    FAT1 is wikkid - i think 2 has mic preamps which you might not need...
    the FMR is ruuuude, it is a very good comp - i would actually get this - but i think the FAT is a bit cheaper (second hand)

    the other thing is to check the second hand market (sound on sound website is good) for somthing from the first range of TL audio Ivory gear as ive seen this stuff you for 140-170 quid and its shit hot for the £££
    jimmah!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 31-07-2003, 09:28 PM #3
    herman
    herman is offline
    Supreme Freak
    Join Date
    Jan 2003
    Posts
    871

    Default

    yeah depending on your price range of course but you cannot go wrong with an tla ivory think they are about £350 - £400 now
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 31-07-2003, 10:25 PM #4
    DJZeMig_L
    DJZeMig_L is offline
    BOA Lifetime Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    portugal
    Posts
    2,066

    Default

    Joemeek aswell...

    Klark technic is really good :)

    Z

    Price rance says it all m8,

    Z
    Djax-Up Beats rec, Minimalistix Rec, Holtzplatten Rec, Invasion Rec, Fined Rec., bla bla bla
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 01-08-2003, 04:26 PM #5
    djTequila
    djTequila is offline
    Junior Freak
    Join Date
    Jun 2003
    Location
    Up own arse
    Posts
    174

    Default

    Wicked! Cheers guys...

    Does the Really Nice Compressor have a sidechain input?

    Tequila
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 01-08-2003, 07:21 PM #6
    systemic
    systemic is offline
    BOA Newbie
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Posts
    5

    Default

    i have a focusrite penta platinum and i have to say, until i bought it i thought i could be satisfied with just software compression, but the sound it puts out is so tight and transforms anything i put through it, particularly loops from my drum machine.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 03-08-2003, 02:19 PM #7
    davethedrummer
    davethedrummer is offline
    Prince Of Warthogs
    davethedrummer's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2003
    Location
    uk
    Posts
    2,296

    Default

    drawmer dl221
    old skool transistor compressor
    does to your drums what pamela anderson does to your pants!
    love your mum
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 05-08-2003, 05:40 PM #8
    audioinjection
    audioinjection is offline
    BOA Lifetime Member
    audioinjection's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2003
    Location
    los angeles
    Posts
    2,057

    Default

    focus rite are great, and universal audio.
    Audio Injection
    Myspace
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 06-08-2003, 10:33 AM #9
    Basil Rush
    Basil Rush is offline
    Supreme Freak
    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Location
    London
    Posts
    621

    Default

    I had an RNC and in the end lent it to a mate of mine as I didn't use it - I prefer the Waves rCompressor, but I do have a pair of Urei LA-4 limiters which are absolutely fantastic and solve problems that Waves won't touch.

    Really want some more compressors actually ... trouble is I also want some more ins and outs on the computer to connect them to and I think this may become an expensive option ...

    ps. anyone else had a fiddle with the new Waves Transform stuff there's a couple of good things in there though the timestretch tool is far clunkier than I was expecting...
    Baz
    [more coffee][http://www.kmraudio.com][http://www.cernproductions.com]
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 06-08-2003, 04:06 PM #10
    djTequila
    djTequila is offline
    Junior Freak
    Join Date
    Jun 2003
    Location
    Up own arse
    Posts
    174

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by davethedrummer
    drawmer dl221
    old skool transistor compressor
    does to your drums what pamela anderson does to your pants!
    Do I want drums that are flat as a pancake?

    ;)

    I'll look into that... Are they still around? Looking at other models in the range on the net, they look suspitiously like the units which convinced me that outboard compression was the way to go! :D

    Might have to save up - they're a bit pricey for me right now :(

    Tequila
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. 06-08-2003, 05:37 PM #11
    Basil Rush
    Basil Rush is offline
    Supreme Freak
    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Location
    London
    Posts
    621

    Default

    On the drawmer tip, anyone want to buy a DS201 gate off me?
    Baz
    [more coffee][http://www.kmraudio.com][http://www.cernproductions.com]
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
 

 
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

Back to top
Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.1.11
Copyright © 2025 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.
© Blackout Audio 2013
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 07:59 PM.