Friday, May 22, 2009

Comparing Compressors on Drums



Taken from the "Compression: The Essentials" tutorial by HowAudio.com, audio engineer Jeff Dykhouse compares the Digirack II, Bomb Factory LA-2A, Digirack III, Drawmer Dynamics, Waves Linear Phase Multi-band, Smack, Renaissance, and Waves SSL E Channel compressors on a drum track. You to listen to each and identify the differences.

Compressors included in the tutorial are:

Software:
1. Digirack Compressor II
2. Bomb Factory 1176
3. Drawmer GCL
4. Waves SSL E Channel
5. Waves Master Bus Compressor
6. Waves Linear Multi-band
7. Waves Renaissance Compressor
8. Bomb Factory LA-2A
9. McDSP MC2000 Multi-band
10. Digirack Compressor III
11. Digidesign Smack!

Hardware:
1. Teletronix LA-3A
2. Smart Research C2
3. dbx 160x
4. Aphex Compellor
5. Behringer Tube Composer T1952