Hello,
I wonder if there are any of you using MLA-2 for mastering work.
I've got one and find it very useful for treating guitar rock/metal mixes.
However I don't like it on hip hop or dance.
Let me know how you guys find the MLA-2.
Any thoughts are welcome.

Is there a post on the dbx 160SL compressor/limiter? I saw one advertised and was surprised on the specs that were given. Is this a dud or workhorse? And does it shine in any particular area such as "great on vocals" or it "handles that kick drum" & etc. Any opinions?

Anyone master with these? Opinions?

Does anyone have any info the Orange County company? From what I gather, this was a company making high-endrecording gear in the 70's. I could only find two products that they made, a stereo compressor/EQ and a Vocal Stresser of some sort.

With the advent of software compressors, is it still wise to consider using analog compressors? I own a dbx DDP and use it as a analog compressor (going through the AD/DA converters). I have WAVES' Renaissance Compressor and really love it too. My question is, would it be worth purchasing another good compressor reguardless of its circuitry?

Any reviews opinions or info on the company would be appreciated.

Are they any good?

Which compressor is better for tracking or mixing between the teletronix la2a, avalon(any compressor), urei 1176, dbx Quantum II, fairchild 670-660, manley(any), drawmers? I do understand that each instrument or vocals may require a different compressor for better results...but which one is the most consistant between the ones I named :D ?

A rather decent freeware multiband compressor, limiter and level maximizer is here:
http://www.ismusic.ne.jp/sweetboy/T-SLEDGE/

(VST & Windows only)

I find it quite useful and there's some other nice stuff on the site too. Have fun!

My question is...what are some of the best compressors to use for tracking, mixing, or mastering? Out of these compressors which ones are worth buying? Behringer Tube Composer, ART Vla Pro, Avalon, Aphex, Jomeek, Dbx 160's, Focusrites, etc... If I didn't mention some great compressors...please name some :p .