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Originally Posted by suicidalsid
thanks for the warning. i read a few shout outs for the rode so i'll maybe look into that.
i've got a pretty decent plug in for comp - vintage warmer.
though apparently daft punk used the "nasty" alesis 3630 for stuff on homework and discovery. don't know how much of this is myth making but i think it would be good to get away from only using software.
now how am i gonna make drums recorded with just two mics fat and grooving like that and fit in with our music???!!!
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The vintage warmer is pretty good. that that analogflux or something? it's more of a tape saturation emulator than a compressor though. I don't think the alesis is going to be the magic box you're expecting, if i were you i'd spend my cash on mics instead and use some good free plugins. Then you've got a bunch of different things you can try in different situations.
If you're wanting to go down the hardware route the FMR audio RNC is really really good for the money.
If you're into the sound of extreme compression, try parallel compression. Split the signal into two groups, compress one LOADS and add a load of top end, set the attack time so it sounds punchy and the release so you get a fair bit of sustain from the drums, then blend the two together. you'll get super squashed sounding drums but still plenty of the orignal dynamics.