Comments on: db audioware Intros Sidechain Compressor & Gate Plug-Ins http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/07/27/db-audioware-intros-sidechain-compressor-gate-plug-ins/ Electronic music news, synthesizers, reviews and more! Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:22:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: AntmaN http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/07/27/db-audioware-intros-sidechain-compressor-gate-plug-ins/#comment-91574 AntmaN Mon, 06 Aug 2007 04:48:28 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2007/07/27/db-audioware-intros-sidechain-compressor-gate-plug-ins/#comment-91574 I found that, although easy to use, these are not exactly the most transparent plugs. There seems to be a lot of artefacting and distortion, especially when using fast attack times. It seems that for now I'll stick with the beautifully clean TC Native Compressor de-esser, even though this has a very annoying flaw in that, when the plugin is opened it always defaults to the key input being turned off. Both of the above mentioned plugins also have very poor metering. The db's analog style meters are sluggish and hard to read accurately. TC Native's meters are so slow that they are rendered useless when used to pump a 125 BPM dance track. When, oh when will somebody get it right? I found that, although easy to use, these are not exactly the most transparent plugs. There seems to be a lot of artefacting and distortion, especially when using fast attack times.

It seems that for now I’ll stick with the beautifully clean TC Native Compressor de-esser, even though this has a very annoying flaw in that, when the plugin is opened it always defaults to the key input being turned off.

Both of the above mentioned plugins also have very poor metering. The db’s analog style meters are sluggish and hard to read accurately. TC Native’s meters are so slow that they are rendered useless when used to pump a 125 BPM dance track.

When, oh when will somebody get it right?

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