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wannabecomedeat
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hi,
I have found a dbx 1066 for 300$ Can and I wonder if it is a good buy. I own a delta 1010lt soundcard and would use the dbx at mixing, rerooted.
My first question is:Would it still sound better than vst compressors, after the a/d d/a conversion stuff, considering the soundcard I own.
what I realised with vsts is,on fast kick drum parts, it kinda starts to do random clicky sounds. Another trouble I had is, using let's say waves L2 limiter, everytime it cuts a little of the kick hit, it adds some "pop" sound after the attack (not clipping). Is this a general plugin trouble that a hardware compressor like the dbx wouldn't do?
I also think I could use the dbx between my mic pre (dmp3) and my soundcard while recording. Right now I can't put any gain on the dmp3 and my 1010lt input level is set as low as possible. The dbx could be used to lower the volume before the soundard input, so I could get maximum gain out of the dmp3.
1-Would it work?
2-Would it add a bit of bite to the sound to have more gain on the dmp3, or is this just a matter of volume rather then getting a fuller sound?
I also wonder if the sidechaining fonction is good on the dbx. (I would use it to duck the bass track when the kick "kicks in"
and to tame the snare and toms from the overhead)
I would use it on drum, guitars, vocals, bass.
If you think of a vst that can do a better job than this kind of hardware, please let me know
I have found a dbx 1066 for 300$ Can and I wonder if it is a good buy. I own a delta 1010lt soundcard and would use the dbx at mixing, rerooted.
My first question is:Would it still sound better than vst compressors, after the a/d d/a conversion stuff, considering the soundcard I own.
what I realised with vsts is,on fast kick drum parts, it kinda starts to do random clicky sounds. Another trouble I had is, using let's say waves L2 limiter, everytime it cuts a little of the kick hit, it adds some "pop" sound after the attack (not clipping). Is this a general plugin trouble that a hardware compressor like the dbx wouldn't do?
I also think I could use the dbx between my mic pre (dmp3) and my soundcard while recording. Right now I can't put any gain on the dmp3 and my 1010lt input level is set as low as possible. The dbx could be used to lower the volume before the soundard input, so I could get maximum gain out of the dmp3.
1-Would it work?
2-Would it add a bit of bite to the sound to have more gain on the dmp3, or is this just a matter of volume rather then getting a fuller sound?
I also wonder if the sidechaining fonction is good on the dbx. (I would use it to duck the bass track when the kick "kicks in"

I would use it on drum, guitars, vocals, bass.
If you think of a vst that can do a better job than this kind of hardware, please let me know