Improving on the original hardware, The Comprexxor offers the same hpf and bandpass sidechain filters but with adjustable frequencies offering more control. This makes The Comprexxor ideal for adding vintage warmth in any style wIth both a tone knob and hpf to dial in your desired effect. This would be IK’s Black 76 and White 2A.īeyond typical compressor settings, The Comprexxor offers selectable 2nd and 3rd order harmonic saturation.Ģnd order harmonics offers a more tube-like soundģrd order harmonics provide a more tape-like sound. Two well-known compressors that fall under these categories are the 1176 and the LA-2A. The great thing about the Comprexxor is it has its own sound but it does fairly well emulating both FET and Opto Compressors. Well, now we have access to a software version we can use within T-RackS, thanks to IK.

From there, I had to reconfigure my ratio and release.

It was pushing forth everything, just lifting whispers and breaths. Then I saw the Nuke button! I hit that button and the vocals were just smashed so beautifully, present. I routed the Distressor through the patchbay so that I could monitor the audio before committing and I was getting some good color, but the vocal was varying too much throughout the take, too much dynamics. My goal was to print the pre-recordings (vocals) through the compressor in hopes of hearing something amazing. I had never seen this compressor before, but to me, it looked cool. Long story short, I choose the EL8-X Distressor.

I understood dynamic range, and controlling dynamics but didn’t know a lot about hardware compressors. At the time, I knew enough to be a little dangerous. I fell in love with this compressor in college when I had an opportunity to work with a friend recording an Americana Band.įor our assignment, we each had to present our own mix of the song(s) recorded. If I had to choose one compressor to use for an entire project I would have to choose the Distressor. IK Multimedia finally gave us a Distressor Emulation, The T-RackS Comprexxor! I can honestly say this was unexpected, and about damn time.

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