Best Compressor Under $100

[Abbott]

?

[Blue Bear Sound]

That's funny!

[Emeric]

Ride the fader. <$100.

[Gidge]

Behringer composer
http://www.8thstreet.com/Product.asp...dio_Processors

this is the best under $100...it isnt great, but its the best.....

the limiter on it is fine and the compressor is ok as long as you dont hit it hard........

[harley96]

Just save up and buy a RNC, otherwise search ebay for compressors for under $100.00.

[Emeric]

3 posts with 3, how odd.

[Skycries57]

save a measly 70.00 more dollars and get the world famed FMR's RNC! This will be the LAST compressor you will ever buy period! Anything better you would probably end up in a quarter million dollar studio! It IS worth every penny. I got mine last week, totally awesome and its a R-eal N-ice C-ompressor too!

[Atwork]

Behringer composer if you can't afford anything else

[Abbott]

where can you get the rnc for 170? On their site, they are selling it for 199

[chessrock]

Quit dogging the composer, alright!

I have one and it's one of my favorite pieces of gear.

[Gidge]

i have the Autocom for $79.....i could have went for the RNC at $175 but the $100 saved got my daughter in Disney World a few days.......

get what you can afford:

$79 - Behringer Autocom
$99 - Behringer Composer
$175 RNC

[Gidge]

http://www.mercenary.com/realniccom.html

[Abbott]

I think I'll go with the RNC...the only thing is that I heard it sucks for bass and bass drum and I was thinking this was what I would mainly use it for. Is this true???

[MISTERQCUE]

Originally posted by Gidge
i have the Autocom for $79.....i could have went for the RNC at $175 but the $100 saved got my daughter in Disney World a few days.......

get what you can afford:

$79 - Behringer Autocom
$99 - Behringer Composer
$175 RNC

As usual, Gidge-mo comes thru on the money!!!

[Henri Devill]

For cheap I like the ART Levelar something like 70.00, nice little opto type..Good for limiting and lite compression


Don

[heylow]

I heard it sucks for bass and bass drum and I was thinking this was what I would mainly use it for. Is this true???

No...not true. For bass and bass drums I like to use a DBX 163 or 166 but that's only because I like the "color" of them for those applications in MY music.

The RNC is super clean, that's all....and in fact can handle anything you throw at it!



heylow
Rock Jedi/Indie Snob
www.heylowsoundsystem.net

[RedNucleus]

from personal experience I can say a Behringer Composer isn't half as bad as some people would like you to believe it is... It does - within limits - a really good job for what it costs, and it's fairly sturdy gear as well (as opposed to most other "dead cheap" rack units from Alesis, Art and the likes). Just my $ 0.02

[LongWaveStudio]

"Behringer composer if you can't afford anything else"...


erm...the composer is actaully a pretty good compressor! i dont know why people are saying to avoid it. have you used it? sure it's not the best, but i have sometimes used a composer OVER something more expensive. i personally dont think it's a bad compressor at all.

[Abbott]

so, are you guys saying the composer is better than the RNC because I am willing to save up if the RNC is really that much better

[Blue Bear Sound]

The RNC is a better-sounding, more transparent compressor...... that's not always what suits the application.

Bruce

[LongWaveStudio]

Abbott, i dont think anyone said the composer was better than the RNC. that's down to personal choice and whether you like the sound of the composer or the RNC.

the composer will be better for you if.. you need gates, need a peak limiter at the end of the compression stage, need side chains (does the RNC have this..) or if you need 2 mono channels.

correct me if im wrong, but the RNC will only work as 1 mono compressor, or stereo but with controls for only one side.

the RNC is good if you're looking for a more transparent sound as Bruce described it as.

go and try them out if you can, that's probably the best advice you'll get.

-Romesh

[Michael Jones]

Save your money until you can get something that you wont be looking to replace in 12 to 15 months.
Like any investment, think "long term".

[heylow]

Like any investment, think "long term".

AMEN!!

(From someone who is still learning this lesson)



heylow

[LongWaveStudio]

hmm, true, but some compressors, even the cheaper ones will always have a place in the rack. the composer is one of those for many people, so is the RNC probably. im not too familiar with the RNC but I know lots of engineers/producers including myself who have composers amongst the higher end avalons, meeks, focusrites or whatever.

[PhilMckracken]

I have an HHB Radius 30 tube compressor that I like alot. Also, Digital Performer has a number of plug-in compressor and I just got a composer. I have only used it for one recording so far, I used it on a synth bass part. It was pretty good though it colors the sound alot more than the HHB. By comparison, the HHB does not color the sound at all. The composer seems like it will be use ful and for 99 bucks, how can you go wrong. That's the price of dinner for two in a decent restaraunt and that definitely turns to shit. The Composer does really color the sound which may or may not be a bad thing. On that piece I was sorking on, I might choose ultimately to record the bass with less coloration, however, on other pieces that are more electronic sounding, it would probably work great. We'll see.