Re: Hardware compressor - thoughts?
Alex1fly....VK's first post is your answer.
Ignore zen's advice.
Limiting during recording can be helpful but only in an emergency type of way. You might strap a limiter on a "live to two" recording to avoid levels over 0 but that's only because the limiting sounds better than digital distortion. Same goes for say tracking a vocalist you only have access to for a short time. Better a squashed track during the loud moments than a track ruined by a level that got too hot. Limiting is better than distortion or blown speakers but not really good for much else.
Alex1fly....VK's first post is your answer.
Ignore zen's advice.
Limiting during recording can be helpful but only in an emergency type of way. You might strap a limiter on a "live to two" recording to avoid levels over 0 but that's only because the limiting sounds better than digital distortion. Same goes for say tracking a vocalist you only have access to for a short time. Better a squashed track during the loud moments than a track ruined by a level that got too hot. Limiting is better than distortion or blown speakers but not really good for much else.
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