Thanks guys, lot of great input.
1176 all butons pararrel , or distressor nuke hm, insert 1176 with 2A
I really like my DBX 163X/160X. In the box I like digi Smack and running a 1176 on the parallel bus.
I'm really late to the whole 1176 thing. Maybe because I'm not really a 1176 guy but never had so much luck with it on drum.
Need to experiment again.
DBX 160VU
Haven't heard a really accurate software version, and I can't get the UAD one as I don't have a UAD system, but Dave Pensado once posted the Attack/ Release times so I usually try to emulate those with the Waves C1 or RenComp. Digi comp isn't bad either.
Digicomp is great on mult for bring attack back.
I use my Prime SSL HW compressor. Never got it to work as i wanted on the master so i tried it on snare a couple of months ago and after that i was hooked, give such nice smack so i can't mix without it
I knew that
Agree with you for the 2bus duty Christian, the more I use it; the less I like it for be honest with you. So I tried it on snare mult as you "told me" to do...
Work good but I prefer a smart C1 instead.
(Btw guy, I have nothing again Prime, great stuff but my 4000e is really on the clean side, but not the kind of clean I want actually).
I like SSL Duende Channel Strip, but don't own it, so I just use ReaComp with about 20 ms Attack
When you say "at 10dB" are you talking about Gain Reduction or what?
FWIW, SKnote makes a dbx 165 emulation, that is probably pretty similar to a 160. I've been thinking about getting it.
http://www.sknote.it/C165a.htm
Yes gain reduction...
And btw i had a DBX 160vu and i didnt like it. Totally destroyed my go-to-samples haha. Its like a compressor x10 going through 3limiters at once, even at the smallest GR haha
Two quick notes for you Christian:
I agree for the whole 160 VU thing, really overrated imho....
Haven't found a place where I can use it.
On the other side that what I love my 160X! Can't me without...
I already told you this but don't expect to get an awesome result using a 160X/XT on insert and by itelf
You need to put it on mult, hit hard (8db GR at 4:1 for me) and
eq what you lost back in.
Those bring the "knock" on drum.
That what everyone call NY style compression... That how it was used since the 80's (the mult approach).
But today, everyone do the same thing but with sample instead...
Haven't tried one but definitively put it on my need to buy list
MHCS or the Waves API 2500 comp.
I use the audiocation compressor most of the time for software but I've been trying different things lately to see if I can get a more modern, in your face smack out of it.
I have Uad DBX,but i fall in love with great free MOLOT compressor/limiter in alpha mode/hard knee/8x oversampling for punchy snare.Stillwell Rocket is great also...
Will try those...
