WTF is a distressor?

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What is it? What does it do? How does it do it? Why would I want/need one? Do you have any examples of one? Do you have any examples of what one sounds like?

srlsy. Wtf mate :confused:
 
What is it? What does it do? How does it do it? Why would I want/need one? Do you have any examples of one? Do you have any examples of what one sounds like?

srlsy. Wtf mate :confused:

It's a high-end compressor, probably found in most studios. It sounds pretty damn good. Works great on bass.
 
The Distressor gets its name from its feature of incorporating harmonic DISTortion with a classic knee compRESSOR. For instance, the Distortion 2 setting introduces a 2nd order harmonic, which adds tube-like analog warmth to the signal.

Hope this helps KOP






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where did you see a distressor plug in?


I dont think there is one?
 
No plug in KC....just an out board unit is all I have.





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sorry I meant that to KoP, i doubt he was considering an outboard unit

I'm not interested in an outboard unit, no. I can't remember where I saw one last night but I wanted to know what it was... Yes it was a rack mount unit but I thought that there would have to be a vst?
 
I'm not interested in an outboard unit, no. I can't remember where I saw one last night but I wanted to know what it was... Yes it was a rack mount unit but I thought that there would have to be a vst?

for some reason there isnt...a couple of vst compressors have it as a preset but I cant even imagine that its close to the real thing..
 
for some reason there isnt...a couple of vst compressors have it as a preset but I cant even imagine that its close to the real thing..

I wonder if it's hard getting second order harmonics in the digital domain :confused:
 
probably...if I knew what they were
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Where's that moresound dork when you need 'im :confused:

:D:D

I had to go and do a live show but I'm back now.
Who are you calling a dork?:D
I'm not sure if you can have one as a plug in.
Just something with distortion and the digital world ....they don't get along.





:cool:
 
I had to go and do a live show but I'm back now.
Who are you calling a dork?:D
I'm not sure if you can have one as a plug in.
Just something with distortion and the digital world ....they don't get along.





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Yeah... I figured as much
 
Well I suppose the question is has Dave Derr licensed any? And can the Distressor really be reduced to mere compression + second-order harmonic distortion?

If the question is are there VST compressors that incorporate even-order distortion, of course. And Derr did license Fatso to UA, you could try that out . . .
 
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