Re: [LAU] Good, efficient compressor in LADSPA and/or SLV2?

From: Tapani Sysimetsä <tapani.sysimetsa@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Sun Jan 17 2010 - 17:35:48 EET

Daniel Joshua Worth wrote:
>
> I have always had great luck with Steve Harris's sc-4 ladspa plugin.
>
>> On Jan 17, 2010 7:27 AM, "Ken Restivo" <ken@email-addr-hidden
>> <mailto:ken@email-addr-hidden>> wrote:
>>
>> I'm going to be mixing a record in Ardour on Linux (yay).
>>
>> Can anyone recommend a good, efficient (low CPU usage) mono
>> compressor for use on individual tracks? I've tried the CALF
>> compressor, which seems good, but it's stereo and seems to use a good
>> deal of CPU.
>>
>> Perhaps one might say: "Try them all out and use the one that sounds
>> best to you". Well that won't work, because no compression sounds
>> good to me. Compression fatigues my ears very quickly, and makes
>> everything sound like a beer commmercial (wait, those are the same
>> thing).
>>
>> But if we want a hit single, then we'll have to just crush every
>> track with compression, I'm sure. Anyway, any compressor preferences
>> would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> -ken

I've also found a mild dosage of TAP Dynamics (mono & stereo) quite ok.

Tapani
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