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A hard limiter just before the DAT, set to clamp the signal just before it hits zero might be a good compromise. (I'm afraid that I can't recommend a brand.) Our Tascam DAT has a simple built in limiter and it's saved many a cool improv that would have stepped over the line in live sets. Cheers, Scott M2 http://www.dreamSTATE.to ambientelectronicsoundscapes http://www.THEAMBiENTPiNG.com > I don't know if I'd go so compressor crazy. Dynamic range is your > friend. There are times it's nice for some sounds, but I rarely use a > compressor. I don't like taking that element (dynamic range) away from > my expressive palette. I also would much rather have some noise than > use a noise gate for the same reason. I'll be the one that stops the > note, thank you! > > Mark Sottilaro > > On Sunday, April 21, 2002, at 01:18 PM, Mark Hamburg wrote: > > > I've got three places in my signal chain that could use compressors, > > and I'm > > looking for advice on each of them. > > > > (1) Directly off my electric guitar. Right now I'm using the DynaComp > > simulation on the Line6 DM4 but I'm thinking about a dedicated > > compressor. > > This is probably the least critical. > > > > (2) Before my EDP. I'd like some protection from overloading the input > > into > > the EDP coming off of my Mackie 1642. I haven't had a lot of trouble > > but I'm > > also just keeping the levels moderately low. My priority on this one is > > higher than the guitar case, but still much lower than the last... > > > > (3) I need a compressor or better yet a compressor and an analog to > > SPDIF > > digital converter to take the mix signal off my Mackier and feed it to > > my > > DAT or my SP-808. Digital distortion stinks and I've been sacrificing > > headroom by just keeping my levels low. I want to be able to set the > > recording levels based on where I seem to be playing while knowing >that > > if I > > get louder the signal will get compressed/limited rather than clipped. > > > > Item (3) is the most pressing need. I don't need fancy microphone > > preamps. I > > don't need fancy mastering capabilities though I wouldn't mind them. > > What I > > do need is something that will let me get from analog to digital >without > > digital distortion. > > > > I've seen TC Electronic Triple*C's are becoming cheap. Would that be a > > good > > choice? For that matter would the M*One work? Or would I simply be > > moving > > the problem so that I'd be sending a lower level signal to the TC A-D > > converter and then amplifying it digitally in the effects box? > > > > Thanks. > > Mark > > > >