![]() The most common option found on plugin compressor emulations is filtering of the sidechain signal, but other add-ons include mid/side and individual left/right processing - a standard feature on IK Multimedia's plugins, for example. Great though the original classic compressors are, the freedom and power of software design allows for deep modification and feature enhancement. You might need to check that your particular plugin actually includes these circuits, though, as some of the older emulations don't. Both the LA-2A and Fairchild 670 include transformer stages and valve amplification, and are ideal for adding subtle mid-range enhancement and low-mid fatness. This means that simply inserting the compressor with no gain reduction can result in beneficial harmonic distortions. ![]() ![]() Some of the classic compressors include very tasty valve and transformer stage circuitry before and after the gain reduction section. We're using various software emulations (from Universal Audio, IK Multimedia and other developers) of the Urei 1176, dbx 160, Fairchild 670, SSL Bus Compressor and Teletronix LA-2A here, but if you're lucky enough to own any of the original hardware boxes on which they're modelled, almost everything you're about to read will prove equally applicable to those, too.įor a complete guide to using classic compressor plugins, complete with video tutorials, pick up Computer Music 208, which is on sale now.
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