Compression/Limiting
- Thread starter dacalion
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I think FabFilter and Flux both make really responsive and useful compressor/limiter plugs. Waves is greats stuff too, but theres tons of viable options out there. I even just copped this really inexpensive compressor plug a while back by a company called Cytomic, the plug is called The Glue. That thing kicks ass! Seriously. I think understanding compression/limiting is really the first step otherwise no compressor is gonna be useful to your workflow.
I agree. I think this is a personal taste approach at using compression but I whole heartedly find this more useful as well. I learned this by trial and error starting out. I used to just aggressively hit stuff with one compressor if I wanted the sound to be that smashed, but it always resulted in too much be taken away from the track, then I discovered using multiple compressors in various gain stages and that really changed things entirely for me.......Now combine that technique with parallel compression and you got a winner IMO. *Bussing to subgroups is really useful too for further compression.
UNORTHODOX
Father Timeless
Highly recommended!! I dont use waves anymore
thedreampolice
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"I haven't found anything better as of yet!"
I have not found anything better per se, but the SSL stuff in Record is absolutely just as good!
I have not found anything better per se, but the SSL stuff in Record is absolutely just as good!
Yeah Im intrigued now, I wanna try that puppy out!
thedreampolice
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ha ha I tested it against the waves, they sounded different of course because props modeled a different SSL counsel family than the waves stuff. I have mixed about four records for other bands using pretty much only the waves stuff in Pro tools. As far as quality goes the Props stuff is just as good, it sounds just a little different thats all.
and yup I do love props.
and yup I do love props.
Which Waves did you use in your test...the Restoration Bundle or the SSL 4000? The Restoration Bundle can't be touched, it was even voted #1 for ProTools over Digidesigns Smack. The SSL 4000 is a beast too. I think Im just partial to Waves, something about their solid state logic sounds soooo damn good!
thedreampolice
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For Props new Record software they modeled the SSL 9000k console
http://www.propellerheads.se/products/record/index.cfm?fuseaction=get_article&article=mix
Where the Waves SSL is based on the 4000, they sound a bit different but I sure don't miss my waves plugins when I am using Record.
http://www.propellerheads.se/products/record/index.cfm?fuseaction=get_article&article=mix
Where the Waves SSL is based on the 4000, they sound a bit different but I sure don't miss my waves plugins when I am using Record.
thedreampolice
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Dude Eddie Kramer is so funny, he endorses all those plugins like API, SSL but he doesn't use them. It so so freakin funny, he could not even tell the difference between the two plugins on the screen. And he said "yea I mix on an SSL console"
at any rate his "signature" plugins do sound great.
at any rate his "signature" plugins do sound great.
Man that rap track sounds like garbage hahahaha! All the rest sounded good. They need to find a better example for the rap track....LMAO
thedreampolice
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holy crap that is terrible, wow. Well dont worry about it, when my album drops that will be all the proof you need!