Best compresssor/limiter/gate?

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Well, for under $200, whats the best compressor/limiter/gate?
 
Actually, the best compressor/limiter/gate I have seen under $200 is the small Boss half-rack. It's mono, has lots of knobs, is very silent (if you have a good power supply) and guaranteed to make anything sound heavily compressed.

Soft knees are for wimps! :-)

It's not transparent in any way, but I have had loads of use for it anyway.

But unless you really need the limiter and gate, it's probably not a very good choice. And I don't even know if they still make them. :-)

I boúght it for under $50 I think, but thats more than 10 years ago...
 
I agree, but he asked about a comp / limiter / gate. The RNC will give you 1 out of the 3.
 
Do you really need the gate? I had the Composer and have returned it since I got the RNC. I haven't missed having the gate at all. I thought I would
 
Well do i need a limiter or gate? Are they necessary effects?
 
ScienceOne, If you're not sure, than you might not need one. I'm really not qualified to give advice; I'm just echoing the views that were posted to me.

I thought I needed one, especially according to the salesman at Guitar Center. When I got the DMP3 and the RNC compressor as a lot of guys here suggested, (in my price range), I experimented.

I found that I got really surprising track quality. That is the bottom line I guess. The few spots that the limiter/gate may have helped on I scrubbed out. I ended up returning the composer that’s not to say that you may not need it. I record one track at a time also.


One thing that someone here told me that I can really grasp onto was " the less stuff between the mic and recorder is a good rule of thumb." I'm sure the lower the price range of equipment that we're in would just amplify that rule.
 
I really don't like noise gates. You can always hear them opening back up when you lose the first few milliseconds of the sound. I've used one once during a live recording of a sermon, just to see what it would sound like, and I didn't really like it. They are sometimes good for turning off mics that aren't in use, but that's about it. Get the RNC.
 
tyler657recpro said:
I really don't like noise gates. You can always hear them opening back up when you lose the first few milliseconds of the sound.
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Yeah... the cheap junk will do exactly that.... a good gate however, will essentially be transparent -- mind, you've got to pay to play!
 
God dammit! I hate my fucking Alesis 3630! It screws everything!!! Maybe I'll try that dbx 166 noise gate. It's just been sitting there...hmm...cough..alesis sucks..cuhem
 
Tyler, You are not alone.

My DBX 266 is unusable for recording. Mind you there are a couple of 266's out there. mine is the one without the automatic stuff on it.


SienceOne: If you are recording on a computer, most programs come with a remove silince feature that you can set the Db level on and remove everything below it. My self I like to do it manualy so I don't end up with it clicking in and out when the signal flutters around the setting.


RNC, It's what I need. Actually RNP, A really nice preamp with a built in RNC. (Ringing my hands and biting my lower lip)

F.S.
 
To actually answer the persons question (which I think is nice, right):

No, you don't typically need a gate. A limiter can be useful, but most of the time you will only need a compressor.

If you can afford it, go with th RNC.
 
RNC will perform clean and clear limiting!
The Composer also provides decent peak limiting !
 
Alesis 3630 is the BEST compressor under $200.
It absolutely out-performs/out-features the RNC, Behringer and others.

Bowisc
 
Drawmer (especially older units) has it pretty much sewn up I think.... there's some real high-end broadcast stuff out there, too...
 
yeah, and the alesis has all those cool lights too! oh and custom fitted sytrofoam packaging with pretty pictures on the box. no shit that comes in an envelope.
 
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