UBK 1

Sor8

 

the glue-everywhere
waves SSL comp - Parallel compression
Fab Filter MB pro master buss
Stenberg Comp

 

Hardawre Or Sofware? My own personal favourites software CLA-series (Waves), Fab Filter (everything top notch), Klanghelm
outside that go with hardware ie DBX-160 Dums! Fairchild (good luck) etc etc

UAD good emulations

SKNote optical

Focusrite do some ok stuff as well

 

Exactly, and I have seen that.
If you are doing orchestral stuff try Sonoris compresser. It is one of the most neat and cleanest I have tried so far. No change in dynamics.

 

Mixbus - The Glue, MJUC Instruments - UAD 1176, La2a, Drums - DBX160

 

u-he Presswerk for Drums. For general purpose I would say Pro C 2 and NI VC series / Waves CLA compressors

 

Studio One's native compressor works for 99% of my compression tasks. Really.

I don't like using character compressors anymore, except for rare occasions.

If I want to add harmonics/distortion to something, I'd rather use a dedicated plug-in like Decapitador or SDRR for that.

The same goes for EQs.

That being said, my favorite character compressor is Presswerk, pretty much because I can make it sound like anything I want.

 

I almost cried the first time i put SDRR on a piano and strings.
Together with some tape emulators i could swear that piece was written/recorded on 100% analog equipment.

 

If i had only one choice for compressor ill be MANIC by Boz. IMO 5 starz from 5.

 

I believe I've already sung C165a's praises, but forgot to mention how much I'm loving Logical3 by Airwindows. Really diggin' it on the mixbus these days.

 

Really wish Airwindows would make Win versions of their software

 

I don't like using compression just for the sake of using it, but if I need to add some missing OOOMF to a track, I'll add a tube saturator such as the exceptional one from Wave Arts.

 

Funny you should say that, I was just looking at the Plogue Bidule page . . . If I ever leave Logic I'll be taking all my Airwindows AU plugs with me thanks to Bidule - there are just too many I find irreplaceable.

 

Best for me is UAD Fatso perhaps UBK1 in native is good one but no native compressor have the sound of UAD comp . AlexB comp series on nebula also good comp but difficult to fit in the mix.

 

Cytomic Glue

 

UBK1, it just keeps getting better.

 

McDSP's

 

It's happening. ;)
www.airwindows.com
https://www.patreon.com/airwindows

 

Nice!!!

 

@returnal yeah thanks for the tip man..I'm a windows user I didn't know those plugs, I've just tried slew and console4 and those are great, great plugs. The guy has a great spirit too, I'll try to support him.