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Originally Posted by PeterPav  Yeah Dave, Isnt saying a virtual model of some compressor is the same as an outboard version, like saying virtual sex is the same as the real thing? LOL Yeah, I never use gates either, but they are good for some drum sounds. I totally agree that compression looses an instruments harmonics, they have too, unless you use a multi band version, but I've found they sound un-natural too. Picky, Picky, |
I don't want to stifle any REAL dialogue... but a harmonic is just a different frequency mathematically related to another (primary) frequency. It would be pretty hard to single out and pick off harmonics. You would have to have a super computer and a really surgically sharp equalizer.
If you're just saying stuff for the sake of debating yourself, fine go at it. But I think you'ld have a hard time backing the claim about compressors losing harmonics. Compressors are a function of volume not frequencies. Even multiband compressors only filter into bands and then compress.
Likewise your comments about plugins don't hold water unless you are one of those guys that can only record on tape, only listens to LPs, and refuses to listen to anything on CDs, MP3s, or any digital formatted audio. There are TONS of professionally produced songs on the radio at this moment made with the help of software compressors. You don't have to like them, but please don't say it's not done or it's not possible.