hard vs software compressors

karambos · 14th July 2002, 11:38 AM

I was recently told: "There's not much point to recording through a VST compressor. For recording, an outboard compressor will deliver the maximum good clean signal to the AD convertor. Applying an on-board compressor plugin, after the convertor, will only bring up the noise-floor. It will not acheive the same benefit as good outboard compression."

Meaning: I should get an external compressor unit rather than apply VST compressor plugins after or during recording.

Do you agree?

Is it possible to get a decent quality unit that is both a mic preamp and a compressor?

Thankyou for your help.

mrfeedback · 14th July 2002, 12:32 PM

Hello karambos, an outboard compressor box is usefull for both live work and mixdown work.
A DAW workstation compressor is usefull for mixdown only, but that said there are some damm good software compressors (definable and multiband) as standard and as plugins -
Samplitude Producer is a good starting point.
Outboard compressers will give quieter input noise levels, but are expensive and can be limited in adjustability, but the right one can add a desirable sonic flavour.

Regards, Eric.

14th July 2002, 11:38 AM	#1
karambos diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Munich	hard vs software compressors I was recently told: "There's not much point to recording through a VST compressor. For recording, an outboard compressor will deliver the maximum good clean signal to the AD convertor. Applying an on-board compressor plugin, after the convertor, will only bring up the noise-floor. It will not acheive the same benefit as good outboard compression." Meaning: I should get an external compressor unit rather than apply VST compressor plugins after or during recording. Do you agree? Is it possible to get a decent quality unit that is both a mic preamp and a compressor? Thankyou for your help. __________________ All the fun of www.thefair.de

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14th July 2002, 12:32 PM	#2
mrfeedback diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Perth, Australia.	Hello karambos, an outboard compressor box is usefull for both live work and mixdown work. A DAW workstation compressor is usefull for mixdown only, but that said there are some damm good software compressors (definable and multiband) as standard and as plugins - Samplitude Producer is a good starting point. Outboard compressers will give quieter input noise levels, but are expensive and can be limited in adjustability, but the right one can add a desirable sonic flavour. Regards, Eric.