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MasterTuner · Post by **MasterTuner** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:12 pm

Someone said that Klanghelm DC8C (or MJUC) is an amazing compressor for the price. Pro-C is supposed to be the most transparent.
How do they compare to the ones in Neutron Elements and Ozone8?

Whats the best compressor in your opinion for EDM ?

perfumer · Post by **perfumer** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:15 pm

Hi there, noob!

omiroad · Post by **omiroad** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:19 pm

I own a few of those, chosen according to my taste and little else. I suggest you try their demos.

heavymetalmixer · Post by **heavymetalmixer** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:26 pm

An advice from my and many others: Don't try to search for "the best" from what other people say, because there are tons of different opinions.

I would recommend the ones from Klanghelm and Tokyo Dawn Labs, but only because I like those the best, try and choose the ones you feel sound the best to you.

jens · Post by **jens** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:42 pm

H2O is the best compresssor:

http://www.dontcrack.com/freeware/downl ... tware/H2O/

Neon Breath · Post by **Neon Breath** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 4:39 pm

I heard Cast Iron from Harbor Freight is pretty good and is only $175

https://www.harborfreight.com/air-tools ... 61454.html

Distorted Horizon · Post by **Distorted Horizon** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 5:20 pm

MasterTuner wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:12 pm the best compressor

No such thing

nachenko · Post by **nachenko** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 6:20 pm

There will always be endless discussions about "best compressor", but almost all those discussions forget the fact that most DAWs already have perfectly capable compressors.

Depending on your DAW, you may already be served.

FLStudio, for example, has a single band compressor and a multiband one for free (fruity Limiter and Maximus). Both them work fine and both them have AMAZING visual feedback, very helpful if you're still learning the basics.

Another example: Ableton Live 9 (I didn't update to 10) also has a simple but perfectly usable compressor with the easiest sidechain setup I've ever seen. No fancy interface, but it does the job.

I won't talk about other software compressors, this is going down the rabbit hole.

MogwaiBoy · Post by **MogwaiBoy** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 8:42 pm

Not EDM but I do make some electronic based music. The top of the top for me...

- Pro-C 2
- Kotelnikov
- The Glue

Worth a mention:
- Black Rooster's LA-3A
- Ozone Vintage Compressor

I generally think for EDM you might want to stay clean-ish and have full control of saturation via a dedicated plugin like Saturn, True Iron, Warmifier etc.

Bansaw · Post by **Bansaw** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 8:56 pm

MasterTuner · Post by **MasterTuner** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 8:57 pm

thanks...
maybe my sin is asking, "what is the best ..." when it should have been "what is your favorite and why..."

Scarlet Pumpernickel · Sun Feb 03, 2019 9:48 pm

Of all the comp's mentioned in the title I only own Waves H-comp; I very much doubt it's the best one.

sjun3 · Post by **sjun3** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 3:19 am

1176, la-2a
and Kotelnikov

Fleer · Post by **Fleer** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 4:18 am

FabFilter Pro-C2. Don’t leave home without it.

3ee · Post by **3ee** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 4:36 am

a somewhat alternative to FF Pro-C is the DMG Trackcomp: https://dmgaudio.com/trackcomp

Your opinion on the best Compressor (Klanghelm DC8C, Pro-C, Ozone8, H-Comp) ?