3 Software Compressors: Uses and Comparisons

Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 10:13 am

What are your opinions on these three compressors, and in what capacity are they used in different stages of recording?

Foundry Track Compressor (bundled in with Sonar)

Blockfish (from digitalphishphones)

Endorphin (also from digitalphishphones)

Are their any glaring omissions of popular compressors used for specific purposes?

Thank you!

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 4:25 pm

ive heard great things about digitalphsihphones as a whole. quality stuff, even if you had to pay for it (which i don't think you do - at least some of their stuff is free, idk if they have any non-free stuff) (at least thats what i've heard).

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 6:05 pm

I'll throw ReaComp into the mix (literally into it, onto it, under it, over it, whatever).

In terms of features, it has built in adjustable knee size, precomp (~lookahead), RMS size, classic attack/non-classic attack, built in limiter, up to 64x AA and an output mixer (blend wet and dry together plus the regular stuff.
Totally free as well btw.

Personally I like it because it has loadsa features, full automation and has never caused me any problems. As for the sound, well, who knows. It's how you use it rather than the intricacies of it.

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 6:43 pm

SSL has a free compressor on it's site that I use occasionally on drum subs. It can really give drum tracks a raw, "On the Levee" sound.

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