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LA-2A/LA-3A parameters

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Stomper

Active Member
Hi
i wanna do some \"tests\" between various compressors.
ive searched everywhere on UA's site and didnt found anything about these compressors Ratio, Attack, Release which makes it a bit difficulte to compare them to other compressors.
Does anyone know this bit of information or where should it be written?

thnx.
Stomper.
 
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Stomper

Active Member
im not wanna compare just to each other, but to fairchild, 1176 and maybe other native plug-ins.
i want to see what the diffrences between them. which one is make more pumpin sound, which more tight so i could decide which for drums which for bass ect.
 
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Klaus123

Member
I think I know what you mean, but... I think that's not possible, because

some compressors have a rather \"complicated\" behaviour (e.g. fairchild with setting 5 or 6 -> programm dependend behaviour) and some compressior have a rather simple detector, attack, ratio, threshold... and that's it... So how do you compare a programm dependend to a non programm dependend? It's sad but true, you have just your ears.

Some compressors have an additional saturation. That means you adjust the ratio to 4:1 for example, but in fact you hear more than 4:1 because of additional sound behaviour (tubes, lundahl-converters, transformator...etc.).

Don't get me wrong: I would like to have a clear possibility for an easy comparison, too. But I came to the conclusion, that's not that easy. And additionaly I get confused with possiblities sometimes, because sometimes I get good results with chaining different compressors. But when, wich, on what? If I have not enough time, I have to use \"rules of thumbs\".

Greetings

Klaus
 
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