Original Message 1/26                 Date: 30-Mar-02  @  12:09 PM   -   Compressor help?

Paleface

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Right, I've now got a working studio and have been pumping stuff out. And I've realised that I need a compressor. More than I need a VA, or anything else shiny, I need a compressor, to beef up old drumloops and the powerful drum samples, and generally make the mix a bit nicer.

Problem: very low budget. I've heard good things about the Behringer (you know, the composer pro, £76 from DV), there's a guy nearby selling a Nanocompressor for £60 (but I might haggle down - sadly no mono operation tho), or should I just save for the RNC?

I know it's what I need. I just don't have much budget.

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Message 2/26                 Date: 30-Mar-02  @  01:23 PM   -   RE: Compressor help?

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RNC's great for a stereo bus. Doesn't run dual-mono. If it did that it'd be a lot more useful.

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Message 3/26                 Date: 30-Mar-02  @  06:53 PM   -   RE: Compressor help?

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composer solid and functional but no "sound" to it. sure would be cool if the RNC was dual mono.

I say save up and get a Meek SC2. 

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Message 4/26                 Date: 30-Mar-02  @  08:28 PM   -   RE: Compressor help?

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how about a s/h drawmer or a Symetrix ?

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Message 5/26                 Date: 30-Mar-02  @  08:45 PM   -   RE: Compressor help?

Paleface

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Turdkey are now selling off dbx 266XLs for something silly... £99. Any good?

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Message 6/26                 Date: 30-Mar-02  @  09:36 PM   -   RE: Compressor help?

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yeh, i got a 266xl from turkeys for £99, its cool man and probably the best in its price range... nice responsive gate too...

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Message 7/26                 Date: 30-Mar-02  @  09:46 PM   -   RE: Compressor help?

harold

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then again, my mate just bought a four channel smason comp for not much more cash... might be worth a look if budget's your main ting... its got good lights.

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Message 8/26                 Date: 30-Mar-02  @  10:02 PM   -   RE: Compressor help?

influx

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the 166A has a better sound...dunno bout the 266xl

I would probably say avoid samson.

nother good affordable one is the Joe Meek C2...VERY warm sounding, but again no dual mono...

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Message 9/26                 Date: 31-Mar-02  @  11:49 AM   -   RE: Compressor help?

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i'd love to try one of those RNC's especialy at the price...

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Message 10/26                 Date: 31-Mar-02  @  12:37 PM   -   RE: Compressor help?

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me too.. the dbx266xl is a noisy fuck.. sure, it gates, and it does compress.. but at what cost? imho does the job but i'd really like to get into something better.. nicer maybe.

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Message 11/26                 Date: 31-Mar-02  @  12:47 PM   -   RE: Compressor help?

Maarten

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I'm pretty satisfied with the TC-Electronics TripleC multiband comp., 199 euro's.

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Message 12/26                 Date: 31-Mar-02  @  04:05 PM   -   RE: Compressor help?

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For the price, you could grab two RNC's, and run each mono individually if you want to run it like that. Why get one, when you can get two. You'll ALWAYS be using them, I assure you.

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Message 13/26                 Date: 31-Mar-02  @  04:20 PM   -   RE: Compressor help?

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you can get a funk logic faceplate that ties 2 RNCs into one rack unit.

here's a link to 2 fmr's and a faceplate for US$380.

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Message 14/26                 Date: 31-Mar-02  @  04:26 PM   -   RE: Compressor help?

milan

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haha! merc audio rulez!

and also, there´s your story of humans hearing up to 60khz. see link.

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Message 15/26                 Date: 01-Apr-02  @  07:53 AM   -   RE: Compressor help?

Brett B

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Are those RNC's that good. I see them mentioned all the time, but have never heard them. Are they similar in sound to anything else I may have heard. Like dbx160?

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Message 16/26                 Date: 01-Apr-02  @  05:04 PM   -   RE: Compressor help?

milan

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guess that you wouldnt go for anything which doesnt sound like something else you already heard, eh? ;)

never had a chance to try rnc myself. dbx160 rocks for transparent compression, aye! you can just pile up the gain reduction and not notice anything. wicked.

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Message 17/26                 Date: 01-Apr-02  @  05:22 PM   -   RE: Compressor help?

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yes, they are that good.

no, they're not, everyone's just talking some shit.

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Message 18/26                 Date: 01-Apr-02  @  05:46 PM   -   RE: Compressor help?

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Damballah,
you got that one right. That face plate is such a hoot. Too damn funny. GOTTA get one along with two more RNC's.


Brett,

let your ears decide. I could talk myself blue, and it says nothing next to hearin the units. Try one. I use them, and I'm a picky bastard. There's not much more I can say beyond that.


Ape

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Message 19/26                 Date: 02-Apr-02  @  02:52 AM   -   RE: Compressor help?

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Well the reason i ask, is because I haven't seen them at the dealers around here but then again i wasn't really looking. I loved the dbx160. I am looking to get some sort of warmer front end for vocals and synths. I am looking at everything under $500. The RNC's are pretty cheap too huh? Definatly try and find a dealer around here and run some stuff through it.

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Message 20/26                 Date: 02-Apr-02  @  03:18 AM   -   RE: Compressor help?

influx

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Dont they just sell direct? theyre only $200

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Message 21/26                 Date: 02-Apr-02  @  03:56 AM   -   RE: Compressor help?

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$178 from fletcher's joint (mercenary).

just write a check for $50k to full sail and let them tell you whether they're good or not.

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Message 22/26                 Date: 02-Apr-02  @  04:52 AM   -   RE: Compressor help?

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ouch!

or read one of the many multitudes of favorable reviews

anyone EVER hear a bad thing about em? Theyre a little on the flimsy side, and I would LOVE to see a dual mono version

sposedly theyre gonna do mic pre's too, but I suspect the price will be going up accordingly. sad

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Message 23/26                 Date: 02-Apr-02  @  02:32 PM   -   RE: Compressor help?

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I got one of those £99 dbx jobs a while ago and aint too pleased with it. Its really is noisey and quite harsh compression which sometime results in a slight clipping sound every so often that doesnt seem to dissapear no matter what i do to the settings (and it definetly aint coming from the source sound!). I advise going for one of the Alesis units, 3630- nice warm dynamic compression.

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Message 24/26                 Date: 02-Apr-02  @  07:36 PM   -   RE: Compressor help?

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I had heard whisperings of a parametric myself. Boy would I LOVE to see that.


Ape


Still trippin on the Funk Logic plate. Too damn funny.

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Message 25/26                 Date: 10-Apr-02  @  11:29 AM   -   RE: Compressor help?

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Alesis 3630 - any good? Might be one going locally cheap, I'm going to investigate...

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Message 26/26                 Date: 10-Apr-02  @  12:35 PM   -   RE: Compressor help?

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Very tight little compressor for the price. Some are a bit noisy, but I've got an old one I've had for about ten years that's always been really quiet, but I've had two others that were a bit nasty. They do a fine job though. Plus you get gates, sidechain, independent or stereo operation, etc. Good bang for the buck...

Pax

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