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Jupiter
Starting Member
Australia
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Joined: Jul, 2004
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 Posted - 2004/07/18 : 13:25:28
Hi All,
Ive been playing around with some gear for a while now, but just out of curiosity if I wanted to get the most punch out of my drums to get that Hard Dance sound will I need to buy a Hardware compressor or Software compressor?
some advice and tips will help me get past this Hurdle :)
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NuFoundation
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Ireland
495 posts
Joined: Feb, 2004
18 hardcore releases
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 Posted - 2004/07/18 : 16:44:05
Well most people will probably say hardware, but there are a few software compressors out there that get the job done, Endorphin is a free one, and it's quite nice, clean & tight. Even better than that are the waves series of compressors. Give Endorphin a try before you go out and spend serious money on a hardware compressor.
http://www.geocities.com/polyphonictones/ - FREE Hardcore & Trance Polyphonic tones.
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NuFoundation
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Ireland
495 posts
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18 hardcore releases
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Posted - 2004/07/18 : 17:05:08
A link always helps, http://www.digitalfishphones.com/main.php?item=2&subItem=3 <-- Endorphin.
http://www.geocities.com/polyphonictones/ - FREE Hardcore & Trance Polyphonic tones.
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Seany
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United Kingdom
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Joined: Aug, 2002
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Posted - 2004/07/18 : 19:27:09
Yeah ,Software will do the trick But hardware is better. Waves Rennasaince(Sp?) Is meant to be good(Warm) Im trying to get my hands on it atm..
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Jupiter
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Australia
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Posted - 2004/07/19 : 05:23:31
Cool, yeah Im actually thinking of going hardware for the compressor only,
I've been told Focusrites are a very well known product for making those snappy punchy kicks, so I think I might throw some $$$ on one of those units,
I purchased a behringer Model 9024 compressor, but for some reason the changes to the mix were very very subtle. (even when compressing hard as!)
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The Deviant
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United Kingdom
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Joined: May, 2004
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Posted - 2004/07/19 : 10:14:38
Before you go spending hundreds of £ or $ on a hardware compresser you need to think about a decent sound card (if you haven't allready got one). It's no good spending hours crafting a tune and then to hammer the quality by running it in and out of a standard sound card.
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Jupiter
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Australia
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Posted - 2004/07/20 : 01:44:33
I have a delta 1010 sound card which is a pretty good card.
the only problem is finding the right compressor.
so what do most of the high profile dance musicians use for compressors?
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