jake the snake
New member
What do you guys like for vocal compressor plugins? I'm thinking of upgrading, trying to keep it under a few hundred bucks
MrWrenchey
Member
Specifically for vocals? Under a few hundred bucks?
Shoot, at that price, I'd just go for a hardware ART Pro VLA-II. It's got two inputs for ya, and it's a tube compressor.
Shoot, at that price, I'd just go for a hardware ART Pro VLA-II. It's got two inputs for ya, and it's a tube compressor.
CrowsofFritz
Flamingo!
Nah I wouldn't do that. You can buy $100 dollar plug-ins that emulate a $2000-3000 piece of hardware fairly well. Digital is just so cheap now.
It is pretty cool to have a hardware compressor though
You can switch out the stock tubes for something better on the ART.
Simman
Well-known member
Softube FET compressor is really nice but it's a couple hundred bucks.
CFox
Banned
This is free and its awesome. Based on the LA2A
Better than the compressor plugin that came with my Focusrite 2i2.
Be sure to grab the fantastic free channel strip from Bootsy while you at it.
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moresound
Loud Sun Studios
This is free and its awesome. Based on the LA2A
Better than the compressor plugin that came with my Focusrite 2i2.
Be sure to grab the fantastic free channel strip from Bootsy while you at it.
These are good digital emulations. AND FREE!!!
Take a gander at these free ones as well LQQK HERE.
CFox
Banned
They have to take a gander at those if they get the Lost Angel ( LA2A ) as they all come in the same zip.
CrowsofFritz
Flamingo!
The lost angel is pretty good. But I stopped using it a while back. I found it colored the sound too much. That may be mental or something though haha.
CFox
Banned
Go away paid product shill.
The Lost Angel is just fine. Like any good effect - dont over do it.
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moresound
Loud Sun Studios
They have to take a gander at those if they get the Lost Angel ( LA2A ) as they all come in the same zip.
Oops. I didn't follow your link C. Well then ............ I totally agree with CFox.
CrowsofFritz
Flamingo!
Go away paid product shill.
The Lost Angel is just fine. Like any good effect - dont over do it.
LOL!
I never said it was bad! One of my favorite mixes I've done used the Lost Angel quite heavily. I can post the mp3. Gives quite a bit of a "warm" sound. Which is definitely not bad, I'm just going for transparent.
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moresound
Loud Sun Studios
Just the nature of that beast. Some people want that color as some would employ a Joe Meek color to their pallet of sound.
At times I want clean other times I want color and heavy color at that - guess it's what you invasion as your end composition.
CFox
Banned
Hasnt coloured my files. I dont slam it though.
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moresound
Loud Sun Studios
Your files are all coloured C.
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moresound
Loud Sun Studios
<---= Forgot this.
CrowsofFritz
Flamingo!
COLOR..
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moresound
Loud Sun Studios
Color 
Red is the vocal track - orange, yellow, green drum tracks - blue is bass and violet is keys.
Red is the vocal track - orange, yellow, green drum tracks - blue is bass and violet is keys.
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jonny deep
Disappointing Member
Nah, you've got that all wrong. Red is bass, vocals are orange and drums are blue. 
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moresound
Loud Sun Studios
Dang it! Now that explains my folly!
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jonny deep
Disappointing Member
No matter. Just go through all your projects changing all the colours and you'll find you've got a much better overall sound, as though you'd used an analogue lava lamp and everything.