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Post by Mister Chase on Jul 30, 2019 0:35:45 GMT -6
Mine is still crushing it over here. Love this piece. So useful on a wide variety of mixes.
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Post by kcatthedog on Jul 30, 2019 6:18:49 GMT -6
Yup: great box !
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Post by the other mark williams on Jul 30, 2019 12:57:01 GMT -6
Got the AS bus comp today and fired it up for a brief run. Sounds really great. Does this nice thing to the width, giving wide elements their own cozy pockets out there to exist in. And of course just the general sort of leathery, punchy glue that you'd expect from this circuit. Looking forward to getting to know it more but first mess around had me grinning. nice! Glad you got one in to check out. I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
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Post by audioscape on Aug 2, 2019 18:47:23 GMT -6
Thanks so much, everyone! The BUSS COMP is our best seller for many reasons, but most importantly it simply sounds, behaves and REACTS how you'd expect the original circuit to. We found a great combination of THAT VCA's and some other little "tricks" that really makes the BUSS COMP stand-out from the many, many "GSSL" based compressors out there. Custom PCB on the BC, just like all of our products.
Again, thank you guys so much for all the love. It's so very much appreciated! Organic Exposure is the BEST!!
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Post by ragan on Aug 3, 2019 0:21:43 GMT -6
It really does sound nice. It didn't take long for it to win me over. I like it on acoustic guitar and piano and (obviously) drum bus but it's gonna be living on my mixbus. It just kinda sounds right. Big sweet spot too. I love that about it. You can really dig in or be super subtle and gentle with it and it maintains the punch and image you want. Nice piece of kit.
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Post by Mister Chase on Aug 3, 2019 0:23:22 GMT -6
Yup. Mine is living on the mix bus. Love it.
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Post by audioscape on Aug 3, 2019 17:40:51 GMT -6
It really does sound nice. It didn't take long for it to win me over. I like it on acoustic guitar and piano and (obviously) drum bus but it's gonna be living on my mixbus. It just kinda sounds right. Big sweet spot too. I love that about it. You can really dig in or be super subtle and gentle with it and it maintains the punch and image you want. Nice piece of kit. Ditto, ragan! One lives on my 2BUSS and another on Drum Buss (sometimes stacking a D-COMP on top or swapping the BC out for the D-COMP). All of your amazing sentiments were exactly our design goals and are in-line with the rest of our products! A surprisingly LARGE sweet-spot and the ability to push these units to their EXTREMES without falling apart, crumbling to the proverbial sonic ground or worst yet, completely crapping out and ruining your carefully recorded audio. It can be an EXTREME sound when pushing, say the 76A to its limits; but your source material will still hold-up, as will the sonics of the unit. I'm harshly guilty of pushing hardware extremely hard and being very "rough" with it so proper design, building practices, components (transformers, tubes, caps, resistors, etc. - using NOS components where it makes sense to get these beauties to sound as period-correct as possible) and careful listening tests were paramount to ensure that our customers could go HOG-WILD and not reap any ugly side-effects. ;-) YMMV! Different strokes for different folks! Thank you SO MUCH for all the amazing passion. Our AS FAM is the BEST.
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Post by kcatthedog on Aug 3, 2019 17:53:13 GMT -6
Hmm,, a lot of words, for me it’s:
Audioscape ssl = Sounds gooder !
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Post by audioscape on Aug 4, 2019 10:43:45 GMT -6
Hmm,, a lot of words, for me it’s: Audioscape ssl = Sounds gooder ! LMFAO! That's the TL;DR version and we agree with you there, in our obviously biased opinions, hahaha. Had a customer ranting and raving to us yesterday regarding how BLOWN AWAY he was with our BUSS COMP. Took it to a friends studio to shoot-out against a vintage SSL G384 and his exact words were, and I quote: ------------ "What really made me a believer was one of the comparison I did with your BUSS COMP and a real vintage SSL G384. In almost every way, your BUSS COMP outperformed the SSL. I was like DAMN!!! Admittedly the SSL had a SLIGHTLY more stable top-end but considering it cost 4x the price it was a no brainer for me. I bought one a week later (BUSS COMP)." ------------ ;-) That pretty much says it all. Not sure what to make of the "more stable top-end" but I'd chalk it up to the slightly different/age of the VCA's being used. Either way, this was pretty amazing and not the first time we've had a customer put the BUSS COMP up against a vintage G384. The end-results are always stunning and favor the BUSS COMP. Obviously both are GREAT sounding VCA compressors that will do "that thing" you want when reaching for one. And to that, I say again, thanks to everyone for the ever so kind words and enthusiasm!
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Post by drbill on Aug 4, 2019 11:10:03 GMT -6
Hmm,, a lot of words, for me it’s: Audioscape ssl = Sounds gooder ! LMFAO! Usually one word is enough..... BUY!!! Other times it might take two words..... DO IT!!!
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Post by Mister Chase on Aug 4, 2019 11:17:17 GMT -6
Crap I forgot about drum bus. Guess I need another one.
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Post by kcatthedog on Aug 4, 2019 13:53:53 GMT -6
I run my stam 4K mki on the drum buss: like having the different textures, but there would sure be no problem with 2 AS’s either !
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Post by wiz on Aug 4, 2019 15:40:48 GMT -6
I run my stam 4K mki on the drum buss: like having the different textures, but there would sure be no problem with 2 AS’s either ! What’s the difference between the two units? do you notice any difference between the true stereo side chain of the Audioscape? cheers Wiz
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Post by kcatthedog on Aug 4, 2019 17:09:56 GMT -6
I do find they sound different, with the AS to my ear sounding more present, a little richer and more hi fi: like a record, so it never leaves my 2 bus.
I love the stam on my drums. I am using a stack of logic drummer producer kits and Slate 5.
I don’t use the side chain so can’t comment: sorry.
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Post by Bat Lanyard on Aug 4, 2019 17:38:20 GMT -6
I run my stam 4K mki on the drum buss: like having the different textures, but there would sure be no problem with 2 AS’s either ! Exactly what I've been doing as well. Great combo, the Stam and the AS.
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Post by M57 on Aug 4, 2019 17:58:22 GMT -6
I have the AS on my 2 and it's just gonna stay there. I could use it to print piano, but just wondering which one would you guys put on a baby grand piano? Think jazz and folk. The AS or the Stam?
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Post by kcatthedog on Aug 4, 2019 18:01:28 GMT -6
I go AS first and see.
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Post by drbill on Aug 4, 2019 18:05:04 GMT -6
I have the AS on my 2 and it's just gonna stay there. I could use it to print piano, but just wondering which one would you guys put on a baby grand piano? Think jazz and folk. The AS or the Stam? Manley Vari-Mu. Changed my piano life....
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Post by M57 on Aug 4, 2019 18:11:48 GMT -6
I have the AS on my 2 and it's just gonna stay there. I could use it to print piano, but just wondering which one would you guys put on a baby grand piano? Think jazz and folk. The AS or the Stam? Manley Vari-Mu. Changed my piano life.... Wasn't one of the listed options, but noted. If I invested that much money in a piece of kit, I'd need other uses for it. I'm assuming it would end up on my 2-buss if I could either put it in the chain when recording the piano - or print the piano and then move it to the 2.
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Post by drbill on Aug 4, 2019 19:22:41 GMT -6
Manley Vari-Mu. Changed my piano life.... Wasn't one of the listed options, but noted. If I invested that much money in a piece of kit, I'd need other uses for it. I'm assuming it would end up on my 2-buss if I could either put it in the chain when recording the piano - or print the piano and then move it to the 2. i gotcha. I just thought I'd mention it. I've got a couple GSSL style comps, and although they will work on anything, I never reach for them for piano. For 30 years I wandered the wilderness looking for a good piano compression / limiting solution. I tried a dozen hardware comps, and countless plugin comps. Never found what my mind wanted to hear. I didn't even buy the Vari-Mu for piano, I bought it for mastering, but man, it only took one try on piano and I was hooked. I don't think I've ever put it on piano and then pulled it off. Just always seems to work. Just thought I'd share.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Aug 4, 2019 19:39:57 GMT -6
Wasn't one of the listed options, but noted. If I invested that much money in a piece of kit, I'd need other uses for it. I'm assuming it would end up on my 2-buss if I could either put it in the chain when recording the piano - or print the piano and then move it to the 2. i gotcha. I just thought I'd mention it. I've got a couple GSSL style comps, and although they will work on anything, I never reach for them for piano. For 30 years I wandered the wilderness looking for a good piano compression / limiting solution. I tried a dozen hardware comps, and countless plugin comps. Never found what my mind wanted to hear. I didn't even buy the Vari-Mu for piano, I bought it for mastering, but man, it only took one try on piano and I was hooked. I don't think I've ever put it on piano and then pulled it off. Just always seems to work. Just thought I'd share. Don’t ever try a Pendulum ES-8 or you’ll have to buy it and then start flipping a coin to see which to use on piano
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Post by drbill on Aug 4, 2019 22:42:01 GMT -6
i gotcha. I just thought I'd mention it. I've got a couple GSSL style comps, and although they will work on anything, I never reach for them for piano. For 30 years I wandered the wilderness looking for a good piano compression / limiting solution. I tried a dozen hardware comps, and countless plugin comps. Never found what my mind wanted to hear. I didn't even buy the Vari-Mu for piano, I bought it for mastering, but man, it only took one try on piano and I was hooked. I don't think I've ever put it on piano and then pulled it off. Just always seems to work. Just thought I'd share. Don’t ever try a Pendulum ES-8 or you’ll have to buy it and then start flipping a coin to see which to use on piano hahaaaa!!! Thanks for the warning Jeremy!
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Post by M57 on Aug 5, 2019 5:39:10 GMT -6
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Post by audioscape on Aug 5, 2019 12:20:43 GMT -6
Agreed! There are a lot of great options out there for piano, especially when looking at different compressor topologies. But for VCA-based compressors, the BUSS COMP is hard to beat on many, many sources. One lives on our 2BUSS and another on DRUM BUSS. I actually use the D-COMP on stereo piano and find it absolutely SUBLIME. Not for EVERYONE, but what it adds and how it reacts is pretty freakin' awesome.
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Post by drbill on Aug 5, 2019 13:18:08 GMT -6
Agreed! There are a lot of great options out there for piano, especially when looking at different compressor topologies. But for VCA-based compressors, the BUSS COMP is hard to beat on many, many sources. One lives on our 2BUSS and another on DRUM BUSS. I actually use the D-COMP on stereo piano and find it absolutely SUBLIME. Not for EVERYONE, but what it adds and how it reacts is pretty freakin' awesome. Will have to try that Chris. The D Comp that is. I bet it in combo with the Manley would be awesome - D knocking off some peaks, and the VariMu squeezing and adding it's "thing".
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