Slate Digital Virtual Buss Compressors - Manual (Page 6)

FG-RED
This
compressor
is
based
on
the
classic
RED
faced
compressor
that
has
been
a
favorite
of
mix
legend
Chris
Lord
Alge,
who
first
showed
it
to
me
when
I
visited
his
studio
years
ago.
I
thought
it
was
odd
actually.
Here
was
this
compressor
that
nobody
else
seemed
to
really
use,
and
it
was
on
a
se_ng
at
1.5:1
and
the
aSack
looked
very
fast
for
a
Mix-­‐Buss
compressor.
This
was
puzzling
because
I
usually
associated
a
faster
aSack
with
a
loss
of
transient
punch,
but
if
you've
heard
Chris's
mixes
you
know
that
they
are
the
exact
opposite
of
that!
So
being
the
classic
gearslut,
I
bought
one,
(I
got
the
unit
with
both
input
and
output
transformers).
The
first
thing
I
did
was
put
it
on
my
mix
in
the
se_ngs
that
Chris
showed
me...
1.5:1,
aSack
around
10/11
o'clock,
auto
release,
compressing
just
2-­‐3db
tops.
And....
WOW!
One
of
the
clearest,
punchiest
sounding
rock
mixes
I'd
ever
heard
come
out
of
my
own
speakers.
This
unit
was
amazing!!!
When
Fabrice
and
I
analyzed
the
RED,
we
found
out
that
it
was
indeed
a
very
unique
beast.
The
aSack
and
autorelease
work
very
uniquely
and
musically.
But
the
real
magic
we
found
was
in
the
output
secKon!
We
found
that
just
pushing
the
makeup
gain
a
few
db
did
some
insane
things
to
the
sound!
A
liSle
push
and
things
got
so
much
more
punchy,
fat,
and
aggressive.
A]er
more
examinaKon,
we
realized
that
this
was
due
to
a
series
of
nonlinear
reacKons
caused
by
the
output
transformer.
Howie
Weinberg,
the
famous
mastering
engineer
who
has
a
studio
on
our
campus
let
us
in
on
a
liSle
secret.
He
uses
his
RED
not
for
compression,
but
just
to
use
the
output
gain
to
get
that
amazing
effect!
So
I
decided
to
do
something
that
the
original
unit
cannot..
I
put
that
output
transformer
effect
on
a
knob
called
DRIVE.
When
you
push
this
DRIVE
knob,
you
get
this
beauKful
punch
and
arKculaKon
of
the
transients,
and
you
can
control
just
how
much
you
want,
regardless
of
whether
or
not
you
use
the
makeup
gain!
Famous
rock
mixer
JusKn
Neibank
beta
tested
the
FG-­‐RED
and
loves
the
drive,
suggesKng
'6.6'
as
the
magic
number.
But
you
can
try
cranking
it
all
the
way
for
an
interesKng
effect!
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