yo my honeyfarts.
I just got my rackmounted SSL 4000G Mixbus comp and thought I'd give you a little comparison.
The contestants are
SSL4000G (Rackmounted)
Smart Research C2
Some Software that claims to sound like an SSL mixbus comp
I set the comps to 4dB gain reduction (at 1k sine), 2:1.
no sidechain input.
For the software the signal was sent through the same DA/AD chain to eliminate the influence of the Conversion, the unprocessed File was NOT sent through the converters (I just forgot that).
here are the files:
comp shhootout
I think the software sounds like a fucking muddy joke compared to the hardware....
the hardware units are really similar (no surprise, the C2 is kinda an SSL clone), I think I like the C2 a bit more still (somehow more je-ne-sais-quoi / glue) but both are great IMO...I think the SSL will go on the drumbus and the C2 will stay on the mixbus in the future
but what am I telling you that...you decide for yourselves
I just got my rackmounted SSL 4000G Mixbus comp and thought I'd give you a little comparison.
The contestants are
SSL4000G (Rackmounted)
Smart Research C2
Some Software that claims to sound like an SSL mixbus comp
I set the comps to 4dB gain reduction (at 1k sine), 2:1.
no sidechain input.
For the software the signal was sent through the same DA/AD chain to eliminate the influence of the Conversion, the unprocessed File was NOT sent through the converters (I just forgot that).
here are the files:
comp shhootout
I think the software sounds like a fucking muddy joke compared to the hardware....
the hardware units are really similar (no surprise, the C2 is kinda an SSL clone), I think I like the C2 a bit more still (somehow more je-ne-sais-quoi / glue) but both are great IMO...I think the SSL will go on the drumbus and the C2 will stay on the mixbus in the future
but what am I telling you that...you decide for yourselves