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Post by Randge on Feb 25, 2014 9:08:21 GMT -6
Is anyone on here using this compressor yet? I am just racking up a pair this morning and wanted to hear other opinions.
R
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Post by dandeurloo on Feb 25, 2014 9:30:11 GMT -6
Yes. Love them! Think of it as one of the most flexible compressors out there. It can cover a lot of ground and sound good doing it.
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Post by Randge on Feb 25, 2014 9:33:35 GMT -6
Cool! Getting ready to run some audio through them in a few.
R
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 25, 2014 9:54:24 GMT -6
I think joey808 got one or two a while back... |
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Post by sll on Feb 25, 2014 12:17:08 GMT -6
I've had a pair for a while now. I find they work on just about everything. They can be super fast and clean, or slowed down with a little color.
Be sure to experiment with the FF/FB (Feedforward, feedback) blend knob. You can dial it 100% FF for a super fast SSL style comp, or 100% FB for an old school 1176, or LA-2 kind of vibe. Being variable, you can blend in any combination of both. It really allows you to shape the transients to suit the track.
Also, the variable HP filter in the sidechain is super handy. Most comps that have a filter in the sidechain only offer one or just a few fixed frequencies. Here you can dial in just what you need to let the low end through and not pump the compressor.
Being PWM based, this compressor can get really fast when needed and also heavy handed without creating much sidechain induced distortion like traditional compressors.
Scott
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Post by joey808 on Feb 25, 2014 14:16:45 GMT -6
I think joey808 got one or two a while back… Hey John, They are great! Versatile, Love em! |
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Post by Randge on Feb 25, 2014 14:19:34 GMT -6
They sound great! Definitely doing what I need them to do. Damn fast when I need them to be and smooth for instruments that require that. Big thumbs up from me! Fantastic on the drums individually here. Makes my snare come alive and even works very well on shaping kicks to fit the song. I am following the comp with a touch of eq from Kush and RTZ. What a nice chain to work with tracks that have already been recorded. Tracking is gonna be so much fun at the end of this week.
R
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Post by henge on Feb 25, 2014 15:18:28 GMT -6
I would love these in a 19 inch as opposed to 500. Love the GR quality and sound!
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Post by joey808 on Feb 25, 2014 15:27:59 GMT -6
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Post by Randge on Feb 25, 2014 16:25:12 GMT -6
Joey, your rig and mine have a lot in common! Attachments:
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Post by henge on Feb 25, 2014 16:28:35 GMT -6
LOL! 500 series porn...
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Post by Randge on Feb 25, 2014 16:32:34 GMT -6
Here is mine.
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Post by joey808 on Feb 25, 2014 17:41:10 GMT -6
Nice!
I want to check out those RTZ Eq's!
How do they compare to the Harrisons?
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Post by Randge on Feb 25, 2014 20:10:37 GMT -6
I love them. They are quite a different beast than about any eq in 500 series. They are very easy to read as the frequencies are right on the faceplate, unlike having to do the math with the Harrisons. Sometimes that bugs me with the Harrisons but they sound so good that I sure have no room to complain. The RTZ x2 buttons allow for greater overlapping of the upper bands and getting that sweet air thing going on like the Maag does so well but on this eq, the frequencies are not fixed. It goes up to 30K though, not 40 like the Maag. I personally love being able to get the gnarly frequencies out of a female vocal and still have a band left to open her up and hear her breath and air without the shrill. The RTZ can also operate just like the Harrisons do with H/P L/p and 4 straight bands. The cool thing about them are that all the knobs on the 1549's are stepped, but you are able to dial in-between the steps also. It is a badass.
R
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Post by Randge on Feb 25, 2014 20:11:53 GMT -6
You gotta hear them. Have RTZ send you out one but I warn ya, you'll be buying it. It happened just like that with me.
R
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Post by joey808 on Feb 25, 2014 20:46:15 GMT -6
Thanks Randge! I'm looking for something to compliment my Kush electra, xfilter and AML ez1073eq. I'm looking at a pair of ssl 611 eq's but this could be it.
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Post by Randge on Feb 25, 2014 21:11:10 GMT -6
Square them off! I bet the RTZ ends up in your rack at some point one way or the other.
R
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Post by Randge on Feb 25, 2014 21:17:14 GMT -6
The x2 buttons would do it for me.
R
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Post by dandeurloo on Feb 26, 2014 14:05:41 GMT -6
How's the PWM treating you?
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Post by Randge on Feb 26, 2014 14:36:17 GMT -6
I spent the whole morning yesterday getting a good feel for them as I am using them to track this weekend. They are fantastic comps. Dan has outdone himself. I like them better than comps that are way more expensive.
R
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Post by joey808 on Feb 26, 2014 15:26:30 GMT -6
Same here! Next thing I'm waiting on is for the splice MK2, then ill be all set.
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Post by mulmany on Mar 4, 2014 22:44:08 GMT -6
I spent the whole morning yesterday getting a good feel for them as I am using them to track this weekend. They are fantastic comps. Dan has outdone himself. I like them better than comps that are way more expensive. R So how did the PWM 501 treat you? I know testing things out and a real session can be quite different. Did you find them easy and quick for tracking? |
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Post by Randge on Mar 5, 2014 18:48:02 GMT -6
I ended up using them on a bluegrass guitar(1954 D-28 Martin)track and the player was overly dynamic. He was quite young and I did get him to calm down a bit and play for optimal tone. However, hard driving bluegrass guitar hits can be quite spikey and the PWM 501's handled the job just beautifully, keeping it smooth but not removing the dynamics to a point that it made the song suffer lifelessness. They are touchy to dial in exactly like you want them, but I would take them over a Distressor any day.
R
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Post by dandeurloo on Mar 6, 2014 0:12:15 GMT -6
Yeah they are more flexible and better sounding then a distressor.
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Post by sll on Mar 6, 2014 12:00:49 GMT -6
They are one of the few compressors I'll use on an acoustic guitar. They are more tricky to dial in at first, but that flexibility is what makes them work well for so many sources.
I especially like the variable high pass filter in the side chain. Most compressors crush a strummed acoustic track when the low notes dig in. You can set the HP filter up where it ignores those frequencies and lets the low end through unaffected. The last track I did I had the HP filter set around 250 Hz and it tamed the peaky midrange and highs perfectly.
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