And it doesn't really prove anything or is even all that good for comparison. 
Just thought I would share the results, which are that I'm pretty much a plug in whore and can't pass up a sale when it pops up. haha
I didn't bother to run the pro tools comps, but I could if anyone really wanted me to. All comps are attack 1ms, release 300ms, ratio 10:1 (or max if it didn't go that high), with makeup gain to taste. Hard knee if that was an option, I was hitting around 10 or so db of GR.
Basically, I wanted to hear the character of each so extreme settings just seemed like the way to go.
Cubase 5 compressor
Cubase 5 vintage compressor
DDMF NY compressor
iZotope Alloy (compressor only)
iZotope Ozone 4 (only compressing from 27Hz-14.9kHz)
Nomad Factory Analog Track Box
Nomad Factory British MCL-2269
Nomad Factory Studio Channel SC-226 (IMO this one sounds the worst)
T Racks Opto Comp
T Racks Vintage Comp 670
URS 1970 comp
URS 1975 comp
URS 1980 comp
WavArts Track Plug 5 (1 compressor only)
EDIT (MOAR):
Bombfactory (avid) 1176
Podfarm compressor
Superior Drummer compressor (sonalksis)
DigiRack compressor
HARDWARE (cheap stuff haha):
Alesis Nano Compressor
Alesis 3630 compressor
I might do the couple pro tools ones (1176 and the inlcuded compressor) in a little bit.
Anyhow, like I said I don't even want to call this a "shootout" or anything like that because compressors are so different it would be silly.
Just posting because I thought it was neat how different each one is with similar settings.
Just thought I would share the results, which are that I'm pretty much a plug in whore and can't pass up a sale when it pops up. haha
I didn't bother to run the pro tools comps, but I could if anyone really wanted me to. All comps are attack 1ms, release 300ms, ratio 10:1 (or max if it didn't go that high), with makeup gain to taste. Hard knee if that was an option, I was hitting around 10 or so db of GR.
Basically, I wanted to hear the character of each so extreme settings just seemed like the way to go.
Cubase 5 compressor
Cubase 5 vintage compressor
DDMF NY compressor
iZotope Alloy (compressor only)
iZotope Ozone 4 (only compressing from 27Hz-14.9kHz)
Nomad Factory Analog Track Box
Nomad Factory British MCL-2269
Nomad Factory Studio Channel SC-226 (IMO this one sounds the worst)
T Racks Opto Comp
T Racks Vintage Comp 670
URS 1970 comp
URS 1975 comp
URS 1980 comp
WavArts Track Plug 5 (1 compressor only)
EDIT (MOAR):
Bombfactory (avid) 1176
Podfarm compressor
Superior Drummer compressor (sonalksis)
DigiRack compressor
HARDWARE (cheap stuff haha):
Alesis Nano Compressor
Alesis 3630 compressor
I might do the couple pro tools ones (1176 and the inlcuded compressor) in a little bit.
Anyhow, like I said I don't even want to call this a "shootout" or anything like that because compressors are so different it would be silly.
Just posting because I thought it was neat how different each one is with similar settings.
