Re: Compressors?

[Shelley <spoticha@earthlink.net>]

I just picked up a dbx 260 compressor gate from K-Mart (guitar center).  
It 
works fine, good hard and soft knee compression and gate,  Also like the 
fact 
that the interface is very intuitive, unlike any of my Lex or Oberheim 
products 
(sigh).  Set me back $169.-- versus $199 for the Alesis product....  At 
that price, 
makes the nanocompressor seem way overpriced - besides who really needs 
half spece rack efgfects anyways...


Anton Chovit wrote:
> 
> The Man Himself wrote:
> >
> > 'Lo folks --
> >
> > I'm in the market for a compressor, and was wondering what you could
> > recommend.  I'm intending to use it before any processing, and have it 
>in
> > mind primarily to even out levels for the Echoplex and to reign in the
> > dynamic peaks that result from the EBow, so mono is fine.  I'm also
> > interested in messing with compression for its own sake.
> >
> > So I'd be interested in hearing what you all recommend.  I've tried the
> > famous TC and was mightily impressed, but I can't count on being able 
>to
> > find one.  I'm interested in the Alesis NanoCompressor, which is both
> > cost-efficient and (by the looks of things) very well-equipped, though 
>I
> > haven't tried one yet.
> >
> > Any suggestions as far as what items I should check out will be greatly
> > appreciated.  Sorry if this taxes the bounds of topicality,
> >
> > --Andre
> 
> I have an aphex 651 expressor compressor.  This is the best mono
> compressor that I have heard for under $400.  Works great with bass and
> guitar and everything else.  This is a one space rack unit with balanced
> in/outs