Noticed Cliff was recently posting about some compressor tips here in this thread if you wanna check it out...
Well, I mean this thread is a year and a half old at this point. But still, good info none the less.Thanks to the OP for raising this topic.
The Cab block has a preamp section that can model transformer saturation. It's not quite the same thing as saturation before the amp, but it can get you in the ballpark.That said, compressors can be very difficult to match 100%, as they often incorporate both some saturation...
If you use the Knee Type parameter, you can get pretty close to anything that exists in the physical world. The sidechain EQ should get you the rest of the way....and the attack and release curves can differ wildly from compressor to compressor and cannot easily be modeled with just attack and release controls.
It may have started then, but the information is timeless!Well, I mean this thread is a year and a half old at this point. But still, good info none the less.
If you use the Knee Type parameter, you can get pretty close to anything that exists in the physical world. The sidechain EQ should get you the rest of the way.
You'd need deep understanding of the circuit design or its detailed behavior to do that though. That's very different for most users than having models of them that you can pick from a dropdown.The Cab block has a preamp section that can model transformer saturation. It's not quite the same thing as saturation before the amp, but it can get you in the ballpark.
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If you use the Knee Type parameter, you can get pretty close to anything that exists in the physical world. The sidechain EQ should get you the rest of the way.
The Cab block has a preamp section that can model transformer saturation. It's not quite the same thing as saturation before the amp, but it can get you in the ballpark.
If you use the Knee Type parameter, you can get pretty close to anything that exists in the physical world. The sidechain EQ should get you the rest of the way.
Well, I'm pretty sure Line6 is more focused on Amp modeling than anything else yet they can't compete (IMO) with Fractal.If companies focused on compression emulation can't get it quite right in 2020, is it reasonable to think FAS can?
Yes not quite the same. Also not intuitive from a UX perspective - it would be counterintuitive to tweak start-of-chain compression in the cab block.
With respect, I have a hard time believing this. Of all the YouTube shootouts I've seen, compressors are still difficult to emulate "just right", even by companies dedicated to compression/EQ emulation (UAD, Antelope, Waves, ProTools, etc).
Example: check out this shootout between the Urei 1176, various hardware clones, and two plugins, where it sounds like the plugins come in last place:
If companies focused on compression emulation can't get it quite right in 2020, is it reasonable to think FAS can? Perhaps a more useful question is whether any reputed artists record in studio with FAS compression, if an alternative option is available?
Interesting. The only aspect of that compressor that would be hard to reproduce is their Beta model, which appears to introduce momentary dips in the sustain and release portions of the signal. To be honest, I’m struggling to imagine a case where you would want that. It seems to be an undesirable glitch in the compressor’s behavior.I agree that you can get pretty close to almost any compressor with the tools we have available. But specifically regarding the shape of the attack and release curves, here is an example https://www.gearslutz.com/board/reviews/1330495-tokyo-dawn-labs-molotok.html - Again using attack, release and knee settings, you can get close, but is not exactly the same.
Sounds like attack, release and ratio.It's not easily visible in those graphs, but there is a difference between the alpha and sigma curves. The alpha curve starts the gain reduction immediately after the level exceeds the threshold, whereas the sigma curve has a slightly delayed reaction, but when it reacts, it comes down pretty fast
FAS has never claimed that any of their models sounds exactly like an 1176. An 1176 has other stuff going than just straight up compression. Mid push, saturation are two things that come to mind. ...
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I don't think you can emulate every compression characteristic with the Axe precisely, but it can definitely get you close enough.