Best compresssor/limiter/gate?

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Yeah the 3630's lights are nice. I actually heard a story of some guy who had a recording studio on his yacht.

He was recording out at sea when a storm hit. The yacht was stranded and was dangerously close to sinking... and all he had was a 3630 and a some power left in the boat. All the other gear was water-damaged. The artist he was recording died trying to swim away from the wreck.

The 3630 saved this man's life.

He began to turn one of its knobs and manipulate the LED's to signal morse code as he held the unit high above his head (using a 10:1 ratio or higher).

A vessel 8 miles away saw the bright beautiful lights and the rest, well, is a happy story.



Bowisc
 
Too bad he didn't have an RNLJ for the client (Really nice life jacket).
 
Anyone used the Presonus compressors? They have a nice feature on the gate that doesn't actually shut off the audio, but just drops it a preset DB level (you can do it either way).

I just got the ACP-88 for use on my drum mixes, but I haven't even had a chance to plug it in...

I'm hoping I will find it a better unit than my DBX 166, DBX 266 or Behringer Quad compressors.

Velvet Elvis
 
Don't get a half-rack Boss compressor/limiter as suggested at the beginning of the thread. I got one (RCL 10) which I bought quite expensively when it came out in the late 80s and it sucks big time. It's mono, quite noisy, and muddy. I occasionally use it as a DI box for my bass, because it has a hi-z input, but that's about all it's good for.

I also got a couple of Behringer Composers without the pro-suffix. A lot of people in Germany think that the MDX 2100 is better than the newer 2200 model. I haven't had a chance for a direct comparison, but I know for sure that the 2100 is way more solid and considerably heavier. The pro series uses SMD technology, the older models, while they lack a few features of the newer ones, are sturdily built and originally came with a 5 year warranty. The minimal attack time is shorter, too. I'd recommend getting a used composer 2100. Don't get the even older MDX 2000, though, cause it's got a few issues that were corrected in the 2100 model.

BTW: I don't think the Composer is a clone of anything. If you take a look at the various versions, you can actually see how it was deveolped by Behringer over the years.
 
Robert D said:
Too bad he didn't have an RNLJ for the client (Really nice life jacket).
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Thanks. I just spit coffee through my nose all over the front of the monitor.
 
Rossi said:
BTW: I don't think the Composer is a clone of anything. If you take a look at the various versions, you can actually see how it was deveolped by Behringer over the years.
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Actually, Drawmer filed a law suit a number of years ago for directly ripping them off. Pretty similar to the whole mackie ordeal. I'm not sure how it all ended, but the newer models have been changed somewhat to comply with the rulings. That's why it's probably a better idea to get one of the older ones.

Even the newer ones aren't bad at all. About the best thing out there for the money . . . I'd even say with confidence that it rivals the RNC.
 
Chesssrock, interesting, I never heard about that lawsuit. But quite frankly I don't really care 'cause the music/audio business is full of rip-offs, and most compressors have a similar layout anyway, probably "derived" from DBX stuff. The most bizzar thing I've come across more recently is the Samson S-series: It's a Behringer rip-off! Similar layout, almost identical features, and made in China, of course. The headphone amp, for instance, is practically identical with the Behringer model. Nice blue color, though ;)
 
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