i need a $200-300 bass limiter

aurelialuz · Post by **aurelialuz** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:09 pm

i used to have a 166a on loan but i'm looking to fill the slot permanently, and possibly a little better. have been looking at the RNLA and have checked the search for you folks' thoughts on them, but didn't really get any hits that were bass specific. any thoughts re: bass through the RNLA?

any better options in this range? i'm not looking for something i "might be able to get a deal on if it ever comes up on ebay, maybe," i'd really like something that can be at my house in good working condition in a couple of weeks.

darjama · Post by **darjama** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:24 pm

Some people really dislike the fmr stuff on bass, it seems that the bass frequencies don't play well with it's detection. A dbx 160a would be really good if you can stretch to $400 (open box units go for $350 shipped on ebay, there's a few there now, you can even "make an offer"). An art vla pro for $300 wouldn't be bad, but it's not as flexible or uncolored. A Joemeek mc2 or threeq.

aurelialuz · Post by **aurelialuz** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:45 pm

i know the problems the RNC has with bass are well documented; this also extends to the RNLA?

joninc · Post by **joninc** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:47 pm

the RNLA is MUCH better on bass than the RNC.

getreel · Post by **getreel** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:56 pm

I like my ashly CL-52 for bass better than my RNC, DBX 166, or any of the other stuff. Very good sound and control. I got mine for $75 7 years ago but they go for $200 or so lately when I've seen them for sale.

Ryan Silva · Post by **Ryan Silva** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:10 pm

+1 on the 160a, they are very common on ebay used, and Out of box.

ott0bot · Post by **ott0bot** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 4:54 pm

The RNLA works nicely on bass. I'm running the bass through the DI on my UA 710 and into the rnla and it got awesome tone. I've ran in through and ART Tube MP into the rnla too with good results. There are alot of other options and it depends on how much you want to spend. The DBX 160a sounds great on bass and it can be had used in your price range. But the RNLA is pretty versitile too. Sounds great on vox as well.

kayagum · Post by **kayagum** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 5:19 pm

aurelialuz wrote:i know the problems the RNC has with bass are well documented; this also extends to the RNLA?

If you keep the release time long, you won't have trouble with either.

JohnDavisNYC · Post by **JohnDavisNYC** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:55 pm

Symmetrix 501 can be pretty great, too...

160 is always great...

john

kayagum · Post by **kayagum** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:49 pm

I also did score on a used SWR Workingman amp with a limiter for $120.... so I guess that counts as a limiter

jaguarsg · Post by **jaguarsg** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:32 pm

dbx 160xt or ART Pro VLA.

Dakota · Post by **Dakota** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:13 pm

getreel wrote:I like my ashly CL-52 for bass better than my RNC, DBX 166, or any of the other stuff. Very good sound and control. I got mine for $75 7 years ago but they go for $200 or so lately when I've seen them for sale.

Yes. Potentially lightning fast limiting on a cl-52, high ratios for limiting, clean but toney. 160x or 160xt, yes. DBX 163x is also a good friend to bass and is cheaper than these other options. Isn't a limiter per se, as it does a fixed semi-adaptive attack and release, but often just does something musical even so. I use those for DI bass often enough.

The aphex punch factory is also surprisingly good for bass, not a fast limiter but has nice opto snap tone, way outperforms its cheap price. It's more fragile than I'd like for stage use though.

kayagum · Post by **kayagum** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:54 am

I was able to find a limiter built into a SWR Workingman amp head for $120 used. Just another option....

joel hamilton · Post by **joel hamilton** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:07 am

toaster3000 wrote:Symmetrix 501 can be pretty great, too...

160 is always great...

john

Any of the 160's... X/Xt/A. I use one all the time on a bass DI post EQ insert point, with a federal at the tape outs. I have a ton of choices, and I use the 160 almost every mix.

aurelialuz · Post by **aurelialuz** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:53 am

yeah, i'm really leaning 160 now, since i already liked the sound on the 166. thanks folks.

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