Bouncer Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 hey guys... i see on the internet that a lot of people are using these 2 compressors/limiters.... especially in rock music... using them paired or alone.... i found them impossible to work with and to me they didn't produce better results than other regular compressors... maybe i just dont know how to use them... they are so different from what i am used to does anyone use the 2A and 1176 and do they really produce different results than the regular compressor...? tanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lagerfeldt Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Yes, the 1176 is one of my favorite compressors for vocals and shaping snare drums. i have DIY versions wit Lundahl transformers and it sounds extremely thick. It imparts a certain coloration to the vocal and can grab a lot of gain before it sounds ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krist Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Yes and yes. To tame a bass in a metal mix, stage compression using a 1176 followed by a 2A is my go to solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krist Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Which models are you using? They can differ greatly - as the hardware units themselves. For example, the older versions of IK's Black 76 offered nowhere near as much gain reduction as it should - they've revised that w/ the newest update, but I still prefer Waves (which according to many exaggerates the effect, but still...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouncer Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 I use latest ones from IK multimedia i was so curious, watched a few tutorials and got a hang of them... and i must say they are pretty sweet... and now they are my main compressors to go to they are different but they are sweet thangs indeed.... i am glad i had stirred the mud about them and now have found the diamonds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev. Juda Sleaze Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Hey Lagerfeldt, how did you get those transformers into your plug-ins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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