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Help with compression.. Compulator vs Aguilar TLC

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Stooges_Fan

Nov 23, 2008
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Hello, let me start off saying, I love onvilab reviews, but i'm not very experienced with comps, I had the EBS and loved everything about it, besides the slow attack, I had to get rid of it, because it let inital spikes through. I like to use lots of compression, and always had the EBS compression knob all the way, as well as threshold all the way. I got the compulator thinking the fast attack would fix everything. It did fix the inital spikes when using heavy comp, but I fell the compression itself is not very strong... for example, I'm a wild performer, and when i spike my attack, the compulator doesn't knock it down very agressive, like the ebs did... maybe thats because the compulator is soft knee ? I think ebs might be a harder knee ? i guess because the compulator is optical compression, it just isn't effective enough... it seems to have less compression than the EBS did, even though it's supposed to have more... So I was looking at the Aguilar TLC, and I'm thinking that might be perfect for me, has attack knob, and lots of compression available (It has quite a bit right ??) But need to know if it haS a good agressive stlye of compression like the EBS.. (maybe tlc has hard knee I hope?) and it doesn't have the optical sound of the compulator I hope ? I would prob. turn the comp up all the way on the TLC, along with threshold, keep that in mind. also how would the Mark Bass Compressor compare in here ? This is really important, since I can't try all compressors out (they are expensive) Thanks in advance for all knowledge and expertise you may wield upon me.
 
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I was also just looking at the Markbass Compressore, it may be exactly what im looking for... ? With the ratio very high, threshold ultra low, attack and release ultra low.... It should do some serious compressin there right ?
 
#5
Just to follow up on the above mention of the BBE - I love my BBE Opto Stomp for all the reasons you didn't like the ones you mentioned. I don't think it's the one for you. It is very mild, does not mess with my attack (which I WANT to come through before it gently rolls off the level on the big notes) and really does NOT do "lots of compression".

-JV
 

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