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.

If you are interested in learning more about compression and hearing the strengths and weaknesses of different software and hardware compressors, visit www.HowAudio.com.

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

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[letshajksl]

that's because Ur deaf U stupid dumb idiot get some hearing aids

[jephthastudios]

The voice keyed a compressor on the stereo buss. There's no compression when there's no talking.

[zkranz0]

@hlaing74 we heard you the first two times you said it

[hlaing74]

ur bass drum sound like shit

[hlaing74]

ur bass drum sound like shit

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[hlaing74]

ur bass drum sound like shit...

[siriusisastar]

@borneo215 The cheapest UAD card is the UAD-2 solo... you'll pay $400 to start, and yes -- it has it's own DSP accelerator built in, so your computer's CPU never has to deal with any processing.

I have 3 UAD cards -- nothing touches them. Period. :D

[wolfve]

On the quicker tag at 67 o'clock. You had it at four o'clock then its a slow attack. Hiking here on the sound when it's too roomy definitely a slow attack . By the way does that make sense: I did this on Dragon dictation . You're cutting of the first part of the drums

[M3sslah]

@borneo215 The UAD stuff is hardware based, you need DSP card if I'm not mistaken, that's why they sound so good.

[borneo215]

i don't understand why the uad demo did not work on my pc when i downloaded it it says no drivers found wtf? i was looking forward to using them but after that uad doesn't sound so good anymore

[andivax]

you should try dbx 160 on drums.

[RJADVids]

Great to see and hear the comparissons. Good video. R