Need a great free compressor?

[stoman]

... then take a look at Bootsy's latest blow:

http://varietyofsound.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/thrillseekerla-released-today/

I have a couple of really great and expensive compressors, and I must say, Bootsy's free plugin can easily compete with some of them. Check it out, guys!

Regards,
  Steffen

[mickbrit55]

Thanks Steffen. I'll give it a whirl

Mick.

[stoman]

Let me know what you think about it, Mick!

Regards,
  Steffen

[mickbrit55]

Let me know what you think about it, Mick!

Regards,
  Steffen

I like it. Has a very nice warm character and is dead easy to use

Mick.

[stoman]

Yep, I agree. The best Bootsy tool so far - IMO.

But the others are great too. And you definitely can't beat the price.

Regards,
  Steffen

Let me know what you think about it, Mick!

Regards,
  Steffen

I like it. Has a very nice warm character and is dead easy to use

Mick.

[mickbrit55]

Definitely, free is about the price I like
Think i'll go pick up the others too.

Mick.

[CosmicDolphin]

I have too many compressors 

If it sounds as good as it looks it should be nice.

There's a good emulation of the LA2A in the liquidmix which  I have already and also the Waves emulation of the same thing so I can't justify installing another but it's great that you can get all these cool plugins for free.

CD

[stoman]

I have too many compressors 

How can you ever have enough of them? 

They all sound so different ... And they are so neat little toys for us big boys.

Regards,
  Steffen

[CosmicDolphin]

I rarely need anything other than one of the many Liquid Mix ones,  the cool thing is the interface is the same on all the different models so you just focus on listening to the character rather than the GUI.

Then I have all the URS, Waves, Sonnox, and a few others besides. Think my fave VST one is 'The Glue' and I quite like the Wave API ones.


CD

[Paulo]

I'm with CD... I got more than what I need lol... All of them do the same, one way or another... when we talk about crisis, we gotta be kiding, we're rich 

[stoman]

No, Paulo, they don't do the same. All compressors work and sound very differently. You definitely cannot compare a VSC vertigo, A Softube FET, an elysia alpha, a Voxengo Crunchessor and a PSP Oldtimer, to name just a few. The differences are much more than subtle, they are extreme.

You can do most tasks with different compressors, that's true - but the results will never sound the same.

Regards,
  Steffen

[Paulo]

Nothing sounds the same Steffen, but they all do the same, one way or another... They might have different tones and that is a personal taste, other than that...

[stoman]

I use different compressors (or combinations thereof) for different tasks (e.g. mixing or mastering, drums or vocals, agressive or soft, crisp or warm, etc.). It's just like cooking where you never use the same amount of spices but make your decision based on the food, on the guests, etc..

Sometimes I find that I cannot get the sound I'm after with my initial compressor choice, then I use a different one (e.g. most of the times I use the Vertigo to get a smooth, warm retro sound, but in some cases the rougher character of the PSP OldTimer suits the task better).

The question is whether you use a compressor for purely technical tasks or for sound shaping. Both are every-day tasks though.

Regards,
  Steffen

[mickbrit55]

All spanners do the same job but they don't all fit the same nut

Mick.

[stoman]

All spanners do the same job but they don't all fit the same nut

Mick.

Good analogy!

Regards,
  Steffen