Hello,

Im kind of new to the music production world, and I need some great advice.
I am building a DAW around a Pro Tools HD1 setup. I have a 192 I/O expanded interface, with 16 direct inputs.

I'm trying to figure out what to buy next, and I'm trying decided to buy a BBE 482i Sonic Maximizer, or a decent compressor/limiter for around the same price. I'm looking for something that is versitile for recording and can be used for live sound. I was wondering which you think i should get first to help improve out sound a little.

Thanks

Hello. Currently have an ART TubePac-decent, but need more headroom. FMR RNP looks interesting. (and the price range) Any opinion, and or direction would help. Thank, Barefoot. (currently recording mostly Female Vox.)

just curious: what do you guys compress in your projects?

Hi,

I would like to hear your opinion... What are the best comp & eq plugins? If the money is not the object. I am using Cubase sx3.

Regards,

Simo Orpana
http://www.orientaljam.net

I would like to find a nice warm compressor to use for vocals, but also one with a de-esser so I don't have to multi-band that out in post. Is that something that is usually combined? Or is that something that needs to be a separate piece of equipment?

If I get a multi-band compressor, does it still have an overall compressor that is not band-specific?

I am completely familiar with a normal single band compressor and have used one many times (for an amature). I would love to get some advice from some of the more experienced members of the forum on how to approach using a three band compressor.

Is there an 1176 plugin that works in either Sound Forge (for PC) or Bias Peak (for Mac)? I love the Bombfactory 1176 plugin that Digidesign owns but that seems to only work in Protools.

I was thinking about getting a hardware compressor, something rather cheap, but high quality. I'm just a student on a budget, and I am doing budget recording for friends in bands, my own personal recording, and eventually want to have my own professional DAW when I am out of school etc.

Hay people I'm a newbie in mixing so i need your help with compressing. I readed a lot of books, and they have nice explanations how to eq, or use deley... but with compressors its a diferent story, they just say put comp. here and there and thats it, maybe they explain whot is ratio and all that but its still doesent mean nothing to me when i dont know how to use it...