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Comment on VCA, Opto, Vari-Mu, FET compressors… When to use which ? by Tuan

Wed, 16 Aug 2017 11:02:16 +0000

Thank you for your reply, sir. Many people like to use LA-2A on Bass without side chain filter, what do you think about this?

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Comment on VCA, Opto, Vari-Mu, FET compressors… When to use which ? by quantum-music

Wed, 05 Jul 2017 20:34:05 +0000

Sure! Hello Tuan.

I am not against the concept of using a FET on the mixbus per se. However, most FET machines do not have a High pass side chain filter so you end up with having the low end pumping the whole mix. There is one that works well on the mixbus; it’s the one from Slate, the dragon I think.

I also used to use 1176 replicates on the mixbus, but I was using them in multiband to avoid this problem.

Chris

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Comment on VCA, Opto, Vari-Mu, FET compressors… When to use which ? by Tuan

Wed, 05 Jul 2017 02:46:48 +0000

Hi Chris. Could you explain why should not use Fet on mixbus?

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Comment on VCA, Opto, Vari-Mu, FET compressors… When to use which ? by Santiago

Sun, 11 Jun 2017 00:24:21 +0000

And also you are wrong in that all VCA compressor are hard knee, again the DBX 165 is a Soft Knee compressor, it says it on the front panel. “Over-easy Compressor”.

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Comment on VCA, Opto, Vari-Mu, FET compressors… When to use which ? by Santiago

Sun, 11 Jun 2017 00:21:09 +0000

Not all VCA compressors have a Peak detection circuit. The DBX160 is not a PEAK compressor , it uses an RMS detector.

The Peak and Rms has nothing to do with the topology of the compressor (Opto, Vari-Mu, VCA, FET). The detector itself determines weather is a Peak or Rms compressor, regardless of the topology.

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Comment on VCA, Opto, Vari-Mu, FET compressors… When to use which ? by Fernando Monreal

Sat, 10 Jun 2017 04:47:00 +0000

Sorry again, just repassing over the article, the Opto works very well for high guitar peaks in funky music (half muted strings picking) as well in country for chicken picking (this are fast peaks but in this styles i.e. it works pretty well

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Comment on VCA, Opto, Vari-Mu, FET compressors… When to use which ? by Fernando Monreal

Sat, 10 Jun 2017 04:04:00 +0000

EDM you need internal sidechain cause there lot of bass content drive in the low end is not desirable, frecuency content is also an important factor when it comes to choice compressors in the 2Bus, Guitars and drums VCA and FET could work very well, vocals a FET then and Opto or Vari mu is a good choice.
Sorry maybe i have bee too large

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Comment on VCA, Opto, Vari-Mu, FET compressors… When to use which ? by Fernando Monreal

Sat, 10 Jun 2017 03:55:48 +0000

i forget if BPM is too high slowish compressors don´t be desirable, i general think before what you need, do you want Pump? do you want Snap, do you want agressiveness, is the song guitar driven or is the song vocal driven, all this factor most to be planned before to choice the right tool, the option VCA vari mu is very good for modern music, Vari mu is the best glue compressor choice, Also keep in mind they are lot of creative uncomun choice like the Beatles song She said, the attack is hyper fast and the release is very long that make a curious effect listen to the song, listen to Billie Jean by Michael Jacson the snap is heavy VCA long attack slow realease, Updown Funk is always snappy, they are also some songs with a long attack which means strong transients and snap and very short realease which means gritti very saturated and artifacts but that´s an effect and it could work in fact they are example of this.

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Comment on VCA, Opto, Vari-Mu, FET compressors… When to use which ? by Fernando Monreal

Sat, 10 Jun 2017 03:41:10 +0000

Rock, Pop Rock, Hip Hop, EDM, Techno House, all this gender requieres a VCA in the 2 buss, most used are the SSL as someone pointed above as well the API 2500,
The article is good cause they are lot things to know about compressors, but there are lot more to said: each brand independtely if they are VCA Opto Fet, or Vari mu have different Attack and Release times/constent.
for a two buss compressor IMO it is better to place it before you begin the mix, cause they change color and balance, unless you plane to be very subtle with your compression it is not desirable use them at the end of the mix, the choice: here are the factors: Gender of music, in modern music, all genre specified at first in my post we want to ear the Snap, Pump, breathing, a noticable effect of the compression, that´s why a VCA will be the first of the chain, there lot of modern choice today has mencioned in the article hard and soft knees, drawmer 1978 is an example of FET compressor which work very well in the two buss, Opto can be used as well but taking care of the release, an Opto compressor take same releases time in VCA and Opto is not the same result, the Opto release faster at first the he slow down at the end of the release satge, this behaviour is a little weired, Balade or a Vocal driven song benefit a lot of a Vari mu compressor, a little of my adquiered knowledge, to complete a little more this excellen article
Thanks

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Comment on VCA, Opto, Vari-Mu, FET compressors… When to use which ? by Simon de Leon

Sun, 28 May 2017 04:51:22 +0000

Great article. What are your thoughts on the diode-bridge family of compressors (2254, TG1, etc.) and what space of usefulness they occupy when compared to opto/fet/vca/vari-mu?

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