Comments on: Compressors: Shooting Down The Anti-Plugin Mentality http://www.recordingreview.com/blog/compressors-shooting-down-the-anti-plugin-mentality/ Make Home Recordings Pro Recordings Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:12:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: HogieWan http://www.recordingreview.com/blog/compressors-shooting-down-the-anti-plugin-mentality/#comment-1327 HogieWan Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:08:09 +0000 http://www.recordingreview.com/blog/compressors-shooting-down-the-anti-plugin-mentality/#comment-1327 "The plug compressor is only able to follow the audio curve and compress it along the curve. Hardware compressor works with the curve." What the heck does this mean? “The plug compressor is only able to follow the audio curve and compress it along the curve. Hardware compressor works with the curve.”

What the heck does this mean?

]]> By: John http://www.recordingreview.com/blog/compressors-shooting-down-the-anti-plugin-mentality/#comment-1083 John Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:15:28 +0000 http://www.recordingreview.com/blog/compressors-shooting-down-the-anti-plugin-mentality/#comment-1083 Even the so called best plugins such as the SSL 400 don't come eve close to for example cheap Alesis 3060. You can make the Alesis work and dance with the music with only a basic seting and controll the compression and behaviour by using (analog) EQ and preamp in front of it. Try that with any plugin and the plugin will fall appart. The plug compressor is only able to follow the audio curve and compress it along the curve. Hardware compressor works with the curve. Yes the big boys do use plugin compressor but only on parts of tracks that aren't prominent in the audio. A good studio would never ever master with plugins. I've been in busines for 25 years and wouldn't swap all the most expensive plugins even for a crappy 266XL. Even the so called best plugins such as the SSL 400 don’t come eve close to for example cheap Alesis 3060. You can make the Alesis work and dance with the music with only a basic seting and controll the compression and behaviour by using (analog) EQ and preamp in front of it. Try that with any plugin and the plugin will fall appart. The plug compressor is only able to follow the audio curve and compress it along the curve. Hardware compressor works with the curve.
Yes the big boys do use plugin compressor but only on parts of tracks that aren’t prominent in the audio. A good studio would never ever master with plugins. I’ve been in busines for 25 years and wouldn’t swap all the most expensive plugins even for a crappy 266XL.

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