expressive compression

solconnection · Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:49 pm Post subject: expressive compression

can anyone recommend any vst/au compressors that are really good for creatively misusing? ive been playing around with compression a lot more as a sound design tool and ive had some hit and miss results.

any tips on abusing a compressor in sonically pleasing ways?

-Dan

blartboy · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:38 am Post subject:

http://www.camelaudio.com/camelcrusher.php

never leave home without it
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solconnection · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:34 pm Post subject:

thanks, i have this (but forgot about it) and i do like the compressor on it....though the distortion on it isn't my cup of tea most of the time.

i am looking for something like the jlimit in buzz that i can put over the entire mix...when you overdrive it it squashes everything in this really musical way...when i do the same thing in logic (send a small blast of overcompressed brown noise into it) it sounds more like volume ducking for a voice over. Logic's compressors are really nice but they aren't doing what i want here.

-Dan

blartboy · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:49 pm Post subject:

ah, right

"izotope ozone" then

it's great for a master compressor

apparently the waves ssl analogue one is meant to be good too, but i've never used it
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solconnection · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:14 pm Post subject:

cheers, will check em out
-Dan

robsounds · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:15 pm Post subject:

i use the ssl compressor for mastering and it definitely adds colour. it seems to add a fair bit of click to kicks and overall has a pretty nice sound to just drop in as a mastering compressor.

solconnection · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:36 pm Post subject:

cheers robsounds Smile

i used to have that on pc but i dont know if you can get it on osx, ill have to look in to it Smile

-Dan
ps. i only just learnt you are from melbourne, why havent you played at rsf?your music is heaps better than the boring plip plop minimal that has been all over it the last couple of years...you should send a demo in Smile

releases like lime are perfect rsf music to me.. Smile

solconnection · Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:20 am Post subject:

fyi, voxengo crunchessor and audiodamage rouh rider are doing nice things.

roughrider is free too, woo Smile

-Dan

robsounds · Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:54 pm Post subject:

i like voxengo however voxengo doesn't like vista.

dan - what's RSF?

solconnection · Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:53 pm Post subject:

[quote="robsounds"]i like voxengo however voxengo doesn't like vista.

dan - what's RSF?[/quote

rainbow serpent festival
http://rainbowserpent.net/

-Dan

Superchibisan · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:19 am Post subject:

stillwell audio Rocket

great compressor for adding crunch, thickness, distortion. also has a high pass filter on it that lets you trigger the compression based on high frequency, you can get some huge bass using this.
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solconnection · Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:36 am Post subject:

walterharris · Guest

You usually deck the block to get the pistons just about level, or a head gasket above, and then play with the head to get the required compression...