Symetrix 501 versions
Symetrix 501 versions
What is the difference between the different Symetrix 501 versions? I know the toggle switch version has Valley People VCA for smoother sound but what about the grey rectangle and the round push button models?
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mechanicalmastering wrote:(as per suggestion of Mr. Hamilton himself)
Joel Hamilton wrote:I will purposely let up on the limiter section a little just to get the output grinding. the balance between limiter/comp and output crunch is really the game with those. Once you get it setup and limiting, crank the hell out of the output, like all the way up. then use the limiter to adjust how much drive you get from the output, then use the compressor and its attack/release to keep things from getting to washy/pumpy if you need to. A low ratio with a slow attack/release is what I normally use. "blend" just a bit of that into the explosions you are making with the output/limiter section, and get it to sit right in the track that way....
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They are great compressors, regardless of the revision. I fully believe that. I never cared which one I had at any given time, because they totally do what they do perfectly. If I liked one on snare, and it happened to have an octagon shaped power switch and orange lettering, i didnt care about the button or the lettering. I know there are revisions, I know there are people who will compare the two, I know there are people who will care about what revision it is: I never did and I have always liked the 501 a LOT. for years.shedshrine wrote:mechanicalmastering wrote:(as per suggestion of Mr. Hamilton himself)
Joel Hamilton wrote:I will purposely let up on the limiter section a little just to get the output grinding. the balance between limiter/comp and output crunch is really the game with those. Once you get it setup and limiting, crank the hell out of the output, like all the way up. then use the limiter to adjust how much drive you get from the output, then use the compressor and its attack/release to keep things from getting to washy/pumpy if you need to. A low ratio with a slow attack/release is what I normally use. "blend" just a bit of that into the explosions you are making with the output/limiter section, and get it to sit right in the track that way....
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