Does anyone know about the Focusrite blue 230 compressor, and what kind of sound does it give? Is it a gluey sound that brings the mix together, like the Manley stuff, or a punchy sound like the api 2500 or the alan smart c2, or a transparent sound like the Crane Song stc-8, or neither, does it have a sound of its own?

Hi everyone,

I am in the process of acoustically treating my studio room and waiting for the replacement of my MOTU 896HD (long story) and my NT2000 microphone... so I see that I will have around 4000-5000 USD free soon I want to upgrade my studio (my current setup I will place at the end so you can see what components are good/bad ugly).

hI, I'M REALLY LOOKING FOR A OPTO COMPRESSOR FOR MY CHAIN, i HAVE, tHE PRISM SOUND MLA COMPRESSOR, CRANESONG IBIS EQ AND MANLEY ELOP LIMITER, I NEED AND WANT A OPTO COMPRESSOR BUT I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE, CAN SOMEONE HELP PLEASE, I THINK I WANT A TUBE ONE, ITS BETWEEN
TUBE-TECH CL2A
PENDULUM AUDIO OCL-2
ADL 1500
MILLENIA TCL-2
AVALON AD2044,

Hi, just looking for a bit of advice on the best compressor available for around £200. It will be used for most things, from rap vocals to sung vocals (tenor and bass), also guitars, bass, looped breakbeats, digital and real piano, analog (Juno) and digital (DX21) synth. Basically want something multi purpose.

I know a lot of you dont like to compress vocals while tracking, but still... Can anybody recommend a good compressor for tracking (mostly) vocals?

hey all i decided to convert my garage in to a digital recording studio

i was going to get myself a mac but it is just too expensive and after reading several "pc vs macs" threads i decided to build myself a pc

i will be buying most of my hardware from ebay/computer fairs but i was wonderin if you guys can help me out what i need to buy

hi

i'm fairly new to homerecording, and i was wondering, how to record mics...

i have a firewire solo from m-audio soundcard.
If i would buy a Behringer composer or something like that,
how should it be plugged so i can use it as an insert ?

ps: what stuff should i buy to enhance the sound of vocal recordings?
my setup right now is :

I want a compressor that will a) Impart no noise, b) Have good controls esp fast meters so I can see how much I'm taking out really, c) A little color, d) little or no high-endloss when taking out 6 db, e) opto, but fast, or electro that is opto-like in its curve, f) No other impairments unless induced on purpose by the engineer. Price $1500 for two channels.

ok so I'm new to this compressor i just bought .. its a Behringer mdx2600. and i heard that there is a way to set it to where if the vocals/input reaches below a certain set point the compressor will boost them? please help.. if this makes any sense

Engineers told me there was a way to avoiding clipping, no matter how loud I speak on the microphone. But the case was not true. I purchased this compressor, and even when I talk loud, it goes past the 0db, how can I make it function correctly?

I'm running Nuendo.

Here is a picture of exactly what my compressor looks like.