The EAR 660 Fairchild-type valve limiter-compressor is designed to limit or compress the signal with the barest minimum of interference below threshold, and give the most subjectively satisfying operation on high-level signals.
I would pick an EAR 660 over every single one of those. Failing that, I would opt for a Retro 176. Sounds good to me thumbsup
...so it's difficult to recall much in the way of specifics. It was mixed on a J9000 with my EAR 660s on the bus going into Lavry Gold convertors, which was my standard chain at the time. I would have been using an EAR pultec-style EQ on Jim's vocal, along with an...
...clean full mix loop P11 preset EAR bass - thru same clean bass loop “So let me see, EAR 660 drum preset on, off, on, off, on, off okay, I understand this box tone better now. Okay, let me switch it back to the 1176 preset, oh wow, that sounds completely different on the same provided...
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