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McDSP MC2000
Neve 33609 Limiter (left) and the MC2000 (right) limiter emulation
Using the MC2000’s Knee control to create an overshoot realizes a
compression curve with a nearly flat, or brick-wall response. The smooth
transition (seen in Fig 4.2 between -24 dB and -18 dB) makes the limiting as
transparent as possible. Again the flexibility of the MC2000 compression
bands provides another useful dynamic range control application.
Presets in the MC2000 plug-in package derived from these models are called
‘British Comp’ and ‘British Limiter’.
dbx 165™
The dbx 165, like other dbx compressors, is known for its ‘over easy’
trademarked compression sound. Using the MC2000’s Knee control (-10 to 0)
captures this characteristic very well.
dbx165 (left) and the MC2000 (right) at 4:1 compression
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