Hi Herm,
As you may or may not know, I own one of those and actually like mine just fine!
I have had my 3630 for close to 10 years at this point and everything I record goes through it for vocals, bass and the occasional
acoustic guitar when tracking.
I seldom-ly use it as a mix-down compressor because all the dynamics are tamed nicely in the recording process and as well, I like a punchy, dynamic sound on the final mix so, I don't bother with it there.
Why so many people seem to hate this compressor is a bit of a mystery to me because the insides of the unit are largely built with dbx compressor circuitry and functions the same as some of dbx's lower end comps.
It's one short-coming is in it's lack of headroom compared to some higher end units on the market and can be made to clip audibly if you go too heavy on the incoming levels. If you are careful about that one issue with it, it can create some very natural and transparent sounding compression.
As for checking out my stuff that has the compressor working on the tracks, everything I have currently on my Sound-Click site has the vocals, bass and acoustic guitars processed through it. Just click on the
WWW, at the bottom of all my posts.
Cheers and once again, Happy New Year to you and your family.
