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purchase a second distressor or a Alan Smart C2?
I think you are going to hear the suggestion Cranesong STC-8 more than once
during this thread. -- ___ Rick Knepper MicroComputer Support Services Knepper Audio Ft. Worth, TX 817-239-9632 413-215-1267 Fax PC Tech Support & Equipment Sales CDR Duplication & Audio Mastering Recording http://www.rknepper.com "Balanceman" wrote in message om... yep, that's the question. I already have a distressor, 2 summit TLA 50s (very cool!), a Spectrasonic 610 and an Avalon 737. I am thinking of selling the Avalon and Spectrasonic + purchasing either a second distressor, or a dedicated stereo unit- prob. the Smart. My questions: Does any body use the Smart for tracking. or as 2 mono units? Who has really tried a pair of distressors on a 2 buss? About 60% of my work comes from mastering (ghetto mastering, but I do my best) for local bands/labels. I am sick of digital compression- even the fancy multiband stuff + would like a decent stereo compressor. The rest of my income is mixing + editing. I would love another good compressor for kick/snare/vocal/bass/etc. . . I hope to find a double duty kinda box- I guess the API stereo comp is out 'cause of 1 set of controls. . . I know a lot of this has popped up on the newsgroup before, but never MY post. opinions welcome- absolutes discouraged. . . |
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purchase a second distressor or a Alan Smart C2?
Rick Knepper wrote:
I think you are going to hear the suggestion Cranesong STC-8 more than once during this thread. One of which was posted for sale/auction several times last month by OZ. |
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purchase a second distressor or a Alan Smart C2?
She's sadly on her way to a new home. She will be missed by all here(Sandstorm)!!
Oz |
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purchase a second distressor or a Alan Smart C2?
tony espinoza wrote:
i auditioned the STC8 and liked it a lot. super transparent if that's what you're after. don't think i'd use it on kick and snare though. It depends on what you're looking for in a 'kik and snare' compressor... if you're looking for an "effect", you can get that from the STC-8, but not as easily as you can from an Alan Smart C-2... if you're looking to even out the 'velocity' of the hits... the STC-8 is about as good as it gets. -- Fletcher Mercenary Audio TEL: 508-543-0069 FAX: 508-543-9670 http://www.mercenary.com "this is not a problem" |
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purchase a second distressor or a Alan Smart C2?
"Balanceman" wrote in message om... yep, that's the question. I already have a distressor, 2 summit TLA 50s (very cool!), a Spectrasonic 610 and an Avalon 737. I am thinking of selling the Avalon and Spectrasonic + purchasing either a second distressor, or a dedicated stereo unit- prob. the Smart. My questions: Does any body use the Smart for tracking. or as 2 mono units? Who has really tried a pair of distressors on a 2 buss? About 60% of my work comes from mastering (ghetto mastering, but I do my best) for local bands/labels. I am sick of digital compression- even the fancy multiband stuff + would like a decent stereo compressor. The rest of my income is mixing + editing. I would love another good compressor for kick/snare/vocal/bass/etc. . . I hope to find a double duty kinda box- I guess the API stereo comp is out 'cause of 1 set of controls. . . I dunno about mastering, but I've not seen the Smart in a mastering studio. But in terms of tracking and mixing, it rocks. Absolutely killer on a drum buss. I do not use it on mono tracks. I guess I could, but it's always too busy being 2-bussy. Steve Holt INNER MUSIC Music Creation & Production http://www.inner-music.com http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/steveholt |
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purchase a second distressor or a Alan Smart C2?
Bernie Grundman uses an SSL for mastering, although I believe they modified it
in some way. Maybe improved the opamps? I have a custom made SSL clone compressor and I just used it on a master at 2:1 taking about 1 db off on kick and snare it sounded great. |
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