Quote Originally Posted by benjames View Post
Isnt it impossible to recreate the sound / feel of the analogue compression process, the foundation of what techno was built on?

Surely any digital platform trying to recreate this is imitation, why not go for the real thing

Regardless of any digital vs analogue argument, why have burgers when there is steak available?
no it`s not impossible at all.
It`s all based on electricity not magic.
It all comes down to the complexity of the algorythms and reducing cpu load.

I kinda get sick of saying this really.

I was trained/worked/almost lived in a fully analog studio for 4 years.
The owner bacame a very good friend of mine, and taught me loads.
Fully analog.

Sequencing, desk, everything was totally analog. It was a cable nightmare, but it tuned my ears to the old skool sound processes.

I have no problem in identifying the plugins that do the analog sound well.
Ignoring advertising hype helps, and just using your ears instead.

Since I got my liquid mix I`m very happy with the compressor performance, and although the emulations of kit aren`t exactly the same as the stuff it is supposed to emulate (which even if re-manufactered, would be hard to copy exactly) it doesn`t really matter as it`s the behaviour and texture I am interested in. Which to my ears sounds phat, warm with that characteristic attack of the old school.

The best bet though, is to ignor the hype that plug ins manufacterers spin, and take advice from pro users, or try yourself.

People epect magic buttons these days.
"If I buy this, then it will make my sound pro" etc

Hardware or analog, you won`t get shit all useful out of it unless you know what you are doing.