Alesis 3630/ Fat Bass?

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I want to get a fatter bass sound for my mixes because I do alot of rap style tracks.
Does anyone know a good setting for the Alesis 3630. I want to know a general setting for the threshold, ratio, attack and release so that I can experiment from that point. Also what's the difference in soft knee and hard knee?? Thanks.
 
Boy, I'd sure like to know that myself. I tried using a 3630 and got lots of pops. I tried setting it everywhere. I finally used my old DBX 163X.
 
Phat bass sounds with the 3630?? 4-get it!
I've been playing bass for some 25 years.
6 mos. ago bought a 3630 for my home/project
studio. Results...useless! When in operation
during recording,there's an audible "click"
when gating.Peak limiting is poor and particular annoying bass tone DIS-coloration
during compression renders one's own mix useless.I thought I was getting a half-decent
compressor until i read comments from the
knowledgable peeps here(shout out to sonusman) but still bought it anyway.The 3630
is good for de-essing and narration,but IMHO,you're better of with a Behringer.
 
Well, I heard many people recommend a Behringer over Alesis. So are these two units good? (we're talking budget here, but quality still an issue)

Behringer MDX1400 Autocom® Pro Compressor
($149.99)

and

Behringer MDX4400 Multicom® Pro Quad Compressor/Limiter
($189.99)

This here quad sounds like a great bang for the buck. Is it good?
 
To answer your question about knees,a "soft knee" compressor will keep the signal from going over the threshold less abruptly than a "hard knee" unit or algorithm.THe "knee" is a symbol for the way the curve going into compression looks on paper.Cheers!
 
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