FET Compressor ?

Seeing how Field Effect Transistors are primarily valued for their similarity to vacuum tube response why not go all out and get something with some tubes in it?

The only reason they used the FETs was to save a bunch of money on the power supply.

http://www.waltzingbear.c...matics/Urei/UA_176.htm



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Waves also has the CLA76 - now iLock-less. 
http://www.waves.com/Content.aspx?id=9311

After some more testing, I prefer NI's to IK, but I've avoided trying Waves', because I know I'll probably want to buy it on the spot.

If you're going to try Waves check out the CLA Classic Compressors (2A+ 3A+ 76 bluey+blacky) it's cheaper than the Waves single CLA-76 link up above.  http://www.waves.com/content.aspx?id=9297
For an even lower price join http://www.wavesuniverse.com/

I tend to appraise digital compressors by how they perform in the digital environment found in the box.

As has been said if I wanted an actual classic piece of hardware then I'd get one.

Buying a compressor on the strength of it's lookalike fascia and the fact that I'm told that some of the behaviour has been modelled on certain aspects seen on a graph that relates to an old metal box seems to me to be a strange way to find out that your requirements are going to be met.

Electronics terms like FET are meaningless in DSP algorithms that rely on real-time computation and look-up tables, they are merely calculations based on observed behaviour (modelling).  Digital has great strengths for DSP application, modelling percieved behaviour of old stuff is about the most unlikely way of achieving those strengths.

Most companies allow trial use of plug-ins, if you have a basic knowledge of the use of compression in audio then I'd recommend trying a few out to find one that best meets your needs rather than something that merely claims to be 'like the real thing'.

Funny thing is that anyone that used 'the real thing' when it was current would have loved to have made a whole bunch of improvements to pretty much every piece of gear they had.  Now the possibility is here to have those improvements everyone seems to think it must be cool to go back to the old days.  Go figure?

Having said that I'm really enjoying playing with this one just now.

http://varietyofsound.wor...ekerla-released-today/

The PC76 is modeled after the infamous 1176 (FET compressor), isn't it?

IIRC, Sonitus also mimics the behavior of various types of compressor, maybe even FET (can't remember but I think it does).