Antero wrote:Rumor is he has stereo I/O.

and a sidechain

i got my Greg modified with an "acid" boost. totally worth the investment if you ask me.

oh, and i've had more time to mess with my chandler germaniums. they are really special. they can go from being extremely transparent to very colorful. they have a steep learning curve, but once you get the hang of it, it's a very deluxe and versatile compressor, particularly with the integrated "wet/dry" control.

Nice one

So, earlier this week, as I am building my studio, I pose this question to my friend Colm, who is a fantastic FOH engineer, one of the two best I have ever heard.

He doesn't even hesitate:
"DBX 161. The one with the VU meters."

Today I call my friend in SF, Deanne. She is the other FOH engineer of the "top two."

She is selling the rack mounted version of same: two DBX 161, custom modded to take XLRs in back.

I may have to sell my car.

1972 Dodge Dart, V8 318. 84k miles. PM me....

Antero wrote:

greg wrote:The distressor is like a dbx 160x on meth. Very much into building weird projects in the middle of the night, and obsessively cleaning your kitchen.

FYP

I would take a dpr402 on that island. If its your only compressor, you don't want to risk compressing a falling coconut with an LA2A, plus the bss does everything, including soft compressing / limiting / fishing.
You can also use it as a "bus compressor", wich means it can drive you home for a small fee.