Re: vst compressors

[Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com>]

For that particular application of compression I can recommend
Sonalksis SV-315. It's not free but well worth the money. It gives a
slight coloring of the sound similar to what you get from analog
equipment. A good point with this compressor is that it does all its
work within the plug-in buffer, which means it does not add extra
latency to the signal chain (good for Bidule users). If you buy a
license you're not only getting the VST for both Windows and Mac but
also the AU for Mac. I bught it together with their eminent EQ SV-517
and have been using them for years in Numerology, Bidule and Live on
both Mac and Windows. With Logic and MainStage I use the Logic
compressors that are equally good but more transparent sounding.

Greetings from Sweden

Per Boysen
www.boysen.se
www.perboysen.com



On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 9:51 PM, Michael Peters <mp@mpeters.de> wrote:
> trying to replace my GT-5 with vst plugins ... first of all, I need a
> compressor. for some reason, my favorite kind of compressor sound has 
>always
> been an extreme setting that reduces the string attack to almost a mere
> click, and then keeps the volume constant, turning the decreasing string
> vibration into an almost linear sustained note ... of course this needs a
> volume pedal after the compressor so that noise doesn't get too loud when
> the string gets too quiet ... now I find myself browsing through endless
> lists of freeware vst compressors without really understanding the
> differences ... any recommendations?
> http://freemusicsoftware.org/category/free-vst-effects-2/compressor
>
> after this, next thing will be the crunch/distortion/fuzz department ...
>
> -michael
>
>