Hi Guys, ok here's the deal. I already ordered some high quality mic preamps and external analog compressors. I wanted to know if you pros out there add the analog compressors and eq while recording straight into your DAW ? or Do you record the siganl clean then add the compressors later ?

Anyone ever use a vari-mu type of comp for cutting vox?

Ray

I am currently looking to purchase a stereo compressor/limiter. So far, the short list is for the AMEK 9098DCL, Avalon AD2044, and Manley Vari-Mu. I am primarily working with rock, acoustic, country and light jazz genres. Please let me know your thoughts and experiences with any or all of these, as I am in need of making a decision soon. Thanks very much for your help.

Alan

Ok I've been reading a lot on RO with regards to preamps and compressors. I am pretty set on getting a Focusrite ISA 428 for the front end of my daw. @ $1600 it doesn't leave me much room for buying a compressor, so I think I want the RNC 1773 to go with it. One day I would like to get a red 3 compressor, but right now I'm just about spent up.
Anyways, any thoughts?

i'm loking for a compressor,mainly for vocals and i'll probably be going straight in with the compression
i'm looking for something audible, if anyone would know something suitable for blues and hip hop vocals, that would be a plus

I'm looking for a good mic preamp-amp and compressor in one unit. I've looked at the whole Focusrite Platinum range but they don't have enough controls on the compressors for me. They only give you like 2 or 3 from threshold, ratio, attack, release and makeup gain.

I thought I understood the concept of a compressor, but the more I think of it the less I understand.

A compressor looks at the music to see whether it passes a certain limit in amplitude ("volume"). The limit is called the threshold.

I would like your opinion on 2 things. Anyone else please chime in as well.

1- Name which compressor you could'nt live without for All applications(Voice, instruments) with a good Price/performance point... aka "Workhorse compressor"

2- Same as above but if you had unlimited funds... aka the "Ultimate Compressor"

Heres my simple setup...

U87 to Avalon 737 to (undetermined compressor) to Apogee Rossetta 200 to Apogee X Firewire Soundcard to Nuendo (PC).

Hey Everyone,

I'm looking at picking up a decent compressor, mainly for voice work but if I could use it for music too it would be ideal. I was thinking about the FMR RNC, any opinions? Without spending a fortune, does anyone have any other suggestions?

Thanks!

Ryan