| Compressors in Paris [message #107954] |
Fri, 01 November 2013 10:04  |
JohnG
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Registered: April 2013
Location: Twin Cities, MN
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Hello All
Looking for some insight on the Paris compressors vs. others as I haven't used many other digital compressors.
1) In paris, when I put the stock compressor on a track, It seems to automatically "color" the sound a lot, even if the ratio is at 1:1 and no gain reduction is occurring.
Why does it do this and is it normal? It seems to me that it shouldn't be changing the sound that much before it is even "compressing" anything?
Do other digital compressors do this? Does it have to do with whether they are modeled after different types of hardware compressors such as VCA vs optocompressors, etc?
2) Related question: when I send several tracks to the same aux buss with a compressor selected, does the loudest signal control the amount of compression that occurs? This would imply that you shouldn't send more than one track to a single compressor unless you want them grouped together?
Thanks for any discussion, explanation, insights.
John
John, Twin Cities, MN
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| Re: Compressors in Paris [message #107955 is a reply to message #107954] |
Sat, 02 November 2013 04:11  |
dnafe
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Registered: February 2009
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No it is not unusual for a plugin to "color the sound". My UAD Pultec EQ and LA3A do this, which in some circumstances is all that is needed
And yes the loudest instrument and / or the one with the fastest transients will trigger the comp, so it is something you should be aware of
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| Re: Compressors in Paris [message #107957 is a reply to message #107955] |
Sun, 03 November 2013 19:16 |
JohnG
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Registered: April 2013
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Thanks Don.
So is it compressing the sound before it actually shows on the meters or does it just impart that sound kind of like a tube circuit or what not, just by turning it on?
I'm just comparing to the eq's in paris which don't seem to do anything to the sound much (or at all) until you boost or cut (which you'd want, I would think, with an eq).
Do you like/use the stock paris compressors? What sound do they impart, compared to other compressors?
Thanks again Don for the insight.
I'd be interested in hearing other's thoughts on the Paris compressors (like/don't like), how they compare to other digital compressors, etc.
John
John, Twin Cities, MN
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