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Post by Johnkenn on Oct 7, 2024 7:49:43 GMT -6
I had a pair of Distressors a couple of years back when I was mixing hybrid but I got rid of them after changing to ITB because I wasn't tracking that much. Now I've been in a situation quite often when I or the band/artist would like to have extremely crushed vocal. I remember distressor being wonderful pinning the vocal down hence asking if people had more experiences with the PUMP or if should I just get a Distressor. Would also I like to try tracking vocals. I do remember the sheen on Distressor being annoying depending on the production. If you’re crushing a vocal, I don’t know why you would need hardware… |
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Post by basspro on Oct 7, 2024 9:51:44 GMT -6
I weighed in earlier in this thread after I had bought one and I've since bought another. It's true that it's not quite a Distressor, but for half the price, it gets me close enough. I really just wanted a couple channels of utility compression and these are definitely that. With the set attack and release times, you're a bit more limited than with a Distressor, but I've never had the feeling that getting between the preset times would make an enormous difference.
My main uses have been on bass on the Opto setting, stereo drum rooms and toms. My one complaint is that I wish they had put the link switch on the front panel - it's unfortunately internal, so you need to pop it out of the rack to change it. Ultimately, I think it's a solid piece, especially for the price. Maybe not something some would want as their only compressor, but if you've got other things covered I think it's worth checking out.
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Post by copperx on Oct 7, 2024 14:07:49 GMT -6
I've never had the feeling that getting between the preset times would make an enormous difference.
In my experience, twisting just a little bit the attack and release settings on a Distressor, but especially the attack, makes it easy to remove the right amount of transients so that the track fits better in context. The PUMP can't do this as effectively.
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Post by basspro on Oct 7, 2024 15:58:59 GMT -6
I've never had the feeling that getting between the preset times would make an enormous difference.
In my experience, twisting just a little bit the attack and release settings on a Distressor, but especially the attack, makes it easy to remove the right amount of transients so that the track fits better in context. The PUMP can't do this as effectively.
That's a fair point. While I've used Distressors, I've never owned one. I'm also the type of engineer that prefers simplicity/fewer options, so I think I'm a little easier to please than some in that regard. That said, I would still like to own a pair of Distressors - these were to hold me over until I could buy a pair and I got a really good deal on both, so I figured it would be a low risk amount to throw down and try these out. So you ended up getting rid of yours? |
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Post by copperx on Oct 7, 2024 16:24:30 GMT -6
In my experience, twisting just a little bit the attack and release settings on a Distressor, but especially the attack, makes it easy to remove the right amount of transients so that the track fits better in context. The PUMP can't do this as effectively.
That's a fair point. While I've used Distressors, I've never owned one. I'm also the type of engineer that prefers simplicity/fewer options, so I think I'm a little easier to please than some in that regard. That said, I would still like to own a pair of Distressors - these were to hold me over until I could buy a pair and I got a really good deal on both, so I figured it would be a low risk amount to throw down and try these out. So you ended up getting rid of yours? No, and I think I won't. If I had to pick only one, I think it would be the Distressor because it has a wider range of settings, but I think they are complimentary and you need both (haha). The Distressor is too colored and sometimes you don't want crap smeared all over your track. The PUMP has similar action but it's cleaner. If the PUMP had fully variable attack and release, I would prefer it over the Distressor. |
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