+1 on the Massey. It's the only comp plug in that I have, besides the BF76 and the Digi comp. I don't ever touch the other 2 anymore, and I never feel the need to buy something else (would like to get the Chandler TG limiter plug though).joel hamilton wrote:I am talking about the CT4 which is not the limiter thingy, it is the compressor thingy.@?,*???&? wrote:Are you talking stereo compressor? NOT- REAL- COOL. Average to semi-average at best. No personality. Nearly invisible. If anything, too upright without any personality. I'd avoid this. It's a weak version of the L1-style.joel hamilton wrote:The massey compressor is like 65 dollars.
It is absolutely, without a doubt, my #1 favorite plug in compressor for general use.
Considering i have a ton of outboard stuff, and I STILL throw a massey CT4 on the main vocal chain ITB before it comes screeching out in to a hardware chain, says something.
I know the chandler is expensive, but the massey is not.
Worth it.
Nobody ever said this whole craft was going to be cheap, simple, easy, or profitable.....
Try it on the mix buss. it works well, and adds something nice, even when the meter isn't moving.
The limiter is great too. I just use it to boost rough mixes a few dB, and maybe a tiny bit of peak limiting. It's the invisibility that Jeff cites, that I like about it. I don't want to hear that. I get the character I want from the compressor, then use the limiter to give things a little boost.
Joel,
Do you find that just putting it on a track does something to make the midrange sound cooler.
I know I'm being vague, but it's because I can't quite put my finger on what I'm hearing. I just know that on things like el. guitar and drums, it adds "something" that I really like.
Just want to make sure it's not a placebo effect thing.