Question about audio compressors

[Carl]

Hi, I'm looking for a half-decent audio compressor "for cheap" - if there's
such a thing. Mainly to "normalize" the volume of many switched analog
sources going to my homne theater amp (and also, ads on tv being too loud,
and volume varying a lot from a channel to another).

I've seen a few (mainly on ebay...), notably:
-Alesis 3630 (which doesn't seem to good from what I hear)
-Behringer MDX2200 (maybe the best of all 3?)
-DOD SR866 (looks more basic, no sure about this one)

It doesn't have to be super high fidelity, but to have decent sound and to
do the job. I've seen DBX ones too but they were a lot more expensive. I'm
not too sure of what I should pick (features and specs wise). Any
recommendations/opinions would be greatly appreciated :)

Thanks

Carl

[Carl]

Nevermind, I went for a MDX1400 :)

"Carl" > wrote in message
...
> Hi, I'm looking for a half-decent audio compressor "for cheap" - if
there's
> such a thing. Mainly to "normalize" the volume of many switched analog
> sources going to my homne theater amp (and also, ads on tv being too loud,
> and volume varying a lot from a channel to another).
>
> I've seen a few (mainly on ebay...), notably:
> -Alesis 3630 (which doesn't seem to good from what I hear)
> -Behringer MDX2200 (maybe the best of all 3?)
> -DOD SR866 (looks more basic, no sure about this one)
>
> It doesn't have to be super high fidelity, but to have decent sound and to
> do the job. I've seen DBX ones too but they were a lot more expensive. I'm
> not too sure of what I should pick (features and specs wise). Any
> recommendations/opinions would be greatly appreciated :)
>
> Thanks
>
> Carl
>
>

[Justin Ulysses Morse]

Carl > wrote:

> Nevermind, I went for a MDX1400 :)

Sorry to hear that. If you had waited for a response to your post
here, you would have bought an RNC. Not to worry, you'll soon be
shopping for something to replace the piece of **** you just bought.
That's what happens when you buy the cheapest tool you can get: You
have to buy it again.

ulysses


> "Carl" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi, I'm looking for a half-decent audio compressor "for cheap" - if
> there's
> > such a thing. Mainly to "normalize" the volume of many switched analog
> > sources going to my homne theater amp (and also, ads on tv being too loud,
> > and volume varying a lot from a channel to another).
> >
> > I've seen a few (mainly on ebay...), notably:
> > -Alesis 3630 (which doesn't seem to good from what I hear)
> > -Behringer MDX2200 (maybe the best of all 3?)
> > -DOD SR866 (looks more basic, no sure about this one)
> >
> > It doesn't have to be super high fidelity, but to have decent sound and to
> > do the job. I've seen DBX ones too but they were a lot more expensive. I'm
> > not too sure of what I should pick (features and specs wise). Any
> > recommendations/opinions would be greatly appreciated :)
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Carl
> >
> >
>
>

[Analogeezer]

Justin Ulysses Morse > wrote in message >...
> Carl > wrote:
>
> > Nevermind, I went for a MDX1400 :)
>
> Sorry to hear that. If you had waited for a response to your post
> here, you would have bought an RNC. Not to worry, you'll soon be
> shopping for something to replace the piece of **** you just bought.
> That's what happens when you buy the cheapest tool you can get: You
> have to buy it again.
>
> ulysses
>
>
> > "Carl" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Hi, I'm looking for a half-decent audio compressor "for cheap" - if
> there's
> > > such a thing. Mainly to "normalize" the volume of many switched analog
> > > sources going to my homne theater amp (and also, ads on tv being too loud,
> > > and volume varying a lot from a channel to another).
> > >
> > > I've seen a few (mainly on ebay...), notably:
> > > -Alesis 3630 (which doesn't seem to good from what I hear)
> > > -Behringer MDX2200 (maybe the best of all 3?)
> > > -DOD SR866 (looks more basic, no sure about this one)
> > >
> > > It doesn't have to be super high fidelity, but to have decent sound and to
> > > do the job. I've seen DBX ones too but they were a lot more expensive. I'm
> > > not too sure of what I should pick (features and specs wise). Any
> > > recommendations/opinions would be greatly appreciated :)
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Carl
> > >
> > >
> >
> >

The MDX1400 is about 1/3 the cost of an RNC....and it's "Home
Theater". I doubt the average home theater user could even tell the
difference.

Analogeezer

[Mike Rivers]

In article > writes:

> Carl > wrote:
> > Nevermind, I went for a MDX1400 :)
>
> Sorry to hear that. If you had waited for a response to your post
> here, you would have bought an RNC.

I don't know what an MDX1400 is, but the RNC might not be what he
really wants. He wants a leveller even though he asked for a
compressor.



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[Scott Dorsey]

Carl > wrote:
>Hi, I'm looking for a half-decent audio compressor "for cheap" - if there's
>such a thing. Mainly to "normalize" the volume of many switched analog
>sources going to my homne theater amp (and also, ads on tv being too loud,
>and volume varying a lot from a channel to another).

Just buy the RNC and be done with it.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[Sugarite]

> > Nevermind, I went for a MDX1400 :)
>
> Sorry to hear that. If you had waited for a response to your post
> here, you would have bought an RNC. Not to worry, you'll soon be
> shopping for something to replace the piece of **** you just bought.
> That's what happens when you buy the cheapest tool you can get: You
> have to buy it again.

Well, I got a mighty Alesis Nanocomp (for $25) to reduce dynamic range just
for when I used to watch movies with someone sleeping in the next room of an
apartment with paper walls. I've never liked how location sound or ADR
sounds in movies, simulated sounds are a joke (I can't get through
Terminator 2 for that reason), and I'm not watching for the music, no sense
paying more to preserve what already sucks. That's another thing that kills
me about surround sound - who in their right mind wants to be surrounded by
that crap?