What is the JoeMeek "sound?" Good for overheads?

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I am looking for a stereo compressor that I can use for overheads and maybe strap across the stereo bus sometimes. I want something colorful and thick, but not something that will smear the image and crap things up. I want something used, mainly, cause I'm broke, and I cant afford Distressors, or I would already have a pair.
The ART VLA is supposed to be a decent optical compressor, actually, for cheap, and the Joe Meek ones, well, there are too many to figure out what I might want. The SC2.2 would probably be what I would want, but I dont know. I see they have a cheapo stereo one out thats like $200, but I doubt its on par with the SC 2.2.
Any words?
 
y don't you use the pspvintage warmer as a buss compressor? i know you have it ;) and it works well for giving the song more omph and grit(if thats what you want)

or buy the timeworks mastering compressor(gives more omph w/o grit)

i personally wouldn't buy cheap h/w...harvey even had a technique to compress the 2 bus with RNC's...you need 2 of them...first set to super nice ratio all the way clock wise...same with release everything else set to taste....then send it to another rnc which is not in super nice mode and set to taste....

but i guess that doesn't answer your over head question...but when in doubt get more rnc's can't go wrong IMO...:D
 
Yeah, I have both of those plugs, but I am looking for something to patch in before my converters. I want to slam the levels all the way up without getting too many overs, and I would like a compressor with some ballsack and cool sound to it. I have RNC to use but I want to use those elsewhere, and I want something meatier and less clean, but still doesnt smear the image any.

Might try the Art ProVLA out.
 
The joemeeks are indeed colorful and think, but for overheads? Depend on the sound you want I guess... Could definitely work for some heavy rock...
 
I have the Pro VLA and it beautiful on everything. Great for overheads, vocals, guitar, bass and across the mix bus.
 
I would think an optical compressor would just be way too slow for percussion.

You'd at least want something with a fast-enough release to where it will be able to catch the next snare hit or kick in time. :D

I look at an opto as being more for vocals or electric guitar.
 
Well, I never said it was great for kick, snare or percussion.
 
chessrock said:
I would think an optical compressor would just be way too slow for percussion.

You'd at least want something with a fast-enough release to where it will be able to catch the next snare hit or kick in time. :D

I look at an opto as being more for vocals or electric guitar.
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Agreed. You'll lose way too much of your transients. You'll most likely end up with a muffled timbre on you overhead track. An optical might work better on a room mics where most of the peaks are slurred by the space anyway.
 
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