What went from an innocent conversation about hardware compressors has turned into a bit of an argument about software compression.

At the end of the day the facts still remain:

Digital compression is excellent
Analogue compression is excellent

Any prefences are surely subjective as any producer will be after their own sound / method. I personally (as a hard techno producer) love hardware compression and the ability to change the feel of a mix while monitoring and I personally value the hands on approach to compression.

Whatever we use it will always be bettered by something, and it looks as if this forum is the place to make sure we know when we are using the incorrect tools for the job, thanks guys for all your excellent advice it really has made me feel like there are people out there that do care.