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Slipperman

A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT STANDARDIZATION: 1) Would it make you happy to have standard User Interfaces on complicated devices or...

Dave Derr

I recently purchased the api 2500. I've been using it mainly for drum-sub mixes. I was thinking of moving it to stereo-buss...

ray dsr

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE EQ, AND WHY? If you have an EQ that always helps certain problems or always gets in and makes something...

Dave Derr

I have heard some wacky things done with buss compression and submix compression. For instance, thousands of people will take...

Dave Derr

Anything in the works?

e-cue

What does everyone think about the re-mixing of classic albums, like Derek and the Dominoes, The Beatles stuff, ZZ -Top etc...

Dave Derr

Dave, In another thread you said you where very happy with your 1176 emulation on the Fatso. (Tracking Compressor).hittt...

Gie-Sound

Dave: What mics would distress you, if you weren't allowed to pair them up with the Distressor? What are some of your...

Jtt

Hiya Everybody (and Mr Derr particularly, it is an honour), What are your favourite adjectives for describing sound, and in...

supaheef

Dave, I love the Distressor as much as the next guy but in the spirit of fairness (and me being a dickhead) I have a...

Fibes

Your Fatso is worth every penny in my opinion, but for those of us that want more channels and can't afford a whole rack of...

Coldsnow

NOTE: THE ANSWERS TO THE TEST ARE GIVEN ON THE NEXT PAGE OF THIS THREAD, SO IF YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN THE CHALLANGE YET, YOU CAN...

Mike Jasper

Wouldn't it be cool to have a DISTRESSOR T-Shirt??cooge There must be some funny lines to put on it?!diddlydoo -I Need a...

Gie-Sound

Dave, at the AES show last October I spoke with you for a little bit and you mentioned you were working on a Neve mod for the...

Albert

When I use the FATSO on my ProTools mix buss, I need to raise the left output .7 to get both sides to match. Wuz up? mezed

bassmac

hi Dave, I've only been recording for a few years now(around 5)...usually in my modest home studio. Recently the band I'm...

out1ear

Hello Dave and everyone, Sometimes I feel like I'm not getting the most out of my Fatso. So I wanted to know if you had any...

dblackjedi

Hey Dave! Welcome to Gearslutz! I've met you at the 2002 AES in NYC and at an Amsterdam AES. I have 3 Distressors and one...

Jules

Hiya Dave, Hope you're enjoying your mod spot, you have a nice fresh vibe! I was wondering, and apologies if this has been...

Renie

Mr. Derr, When using a single distressor, does engaging the link function (without anything patched into the stereo link) do...

cymatics

Dave, I'm kind of surprised I haven't seen this asked yet, so I have to ask what I hope isn't too touchy of a question: What...

Gone Fission

I have a few years of experience with my Distressors but only a few hours clocked in on the Fatso, not nearly enough to fairly...

jpaudio

I'm pretty new to compression culture. I know theyhave a very different compression curve, but what should one use it for?...

khai

Just kidding... this may have been brought up before, but have you considered designing a inexpensive...

Fuzzy Logic

Any chance there might be an Emperical Labs product that was controlable via a DAW plugin? It would be very cool to have total...

atticus

I'm really needing just one channel of great compression. I've heard the fatso, and its nice in the way is simulates the analog...

Unknown soldier

Hi Dave, I have a pair of Distressors and love them dearly. But they don't seem to be perfectly matched. They have slight level...

groove guru

Is the FATSO more aggressive with its approach to distortion than the HEDD? I've not used or knowingly heard either unit, so I'm...

Jax

Hi Dave, Thanks so much for taking the time to share your knowledge with us. I've got a long list of things I'm curious...

SeventhCircle

heh I want to retro-fit them to all my gear (if they fit).

jazzius

Dave, do you still engineer at all? I know a couple of people and bands that worked with you maybe 5-6 years ago just when I was...

Jay Kahrs

Greetings Dave. First off, I love my Distressors. I have two that I've used on every recording I've done for the last two years....

Shawn Simmons

hi dave, i'm demo-ing the api 2500 in my studio this week. i'm looking for a mix-buss compressor to replace my finalizer...

ray dsr

Dave, you mentioned in another thread some boxes that never made it to production.......you wanna torture us by giving a run down...

jazzius

It seems that Dave Derr's apparently fine devices are designed to do some of what tape does- that harmonic enhancement, to cop...

Ted Nightshade

Hello again Dave, what does this ratio setting does to the sound? I notice it has an effect (very interesting) but i can't...

khai

What's the word on mods for the FATSO...?

20to20

I'm wondering if I should upgrade my Distressor with the Brit Mod. I record rock music - what are cool uses for it? mezed

bassmac

Hello Dave and welcome to Gearslutz! My qestion surrounds a common myth that the EL8s absolutly suck as mixing Comps! I do...

Mad John

Hi Dave and everyone here, thanks for designing a brilliant product like the Distressor. Guess what, it was my first ever...

khai

Hello Dave, I'm not yet an "owner" of a Distressor, due mostly to not having a local dealer anywhere near Sarasota,...

Armando

Had to share my appreciation! I've got other stuff in the studio, but nothing with as much character and nards. Thanks...

Jax

Dave if you use protools plugin comps which ones do you use? on what? What type of settings? what do you like about them? What...

no ssl yet

The Distressor is the EL8. The Fatso is the EL7. Do these numbers have any signifigance?

e-cue

How does a company survive with only two products available? The Fatso has been out a short time compared to the Distressor, so...

Drumsound

Dave, Welcome and thanks for being here. I don't know how to phrase this question, but that has never stopped me before so...

stuntmixer

Welcome, Dave! I asked around these parts a few months ago about the abuse of one of your old designs, the analog sections of...

Gone Fission

"jack of diamonds" :) keep making cool stuff . -d. gauss

d. gauss

Dave, welcome to GSz. We're happy to have you. IIRC, the Brit mod wasn't going to be available forever. Now that I have...

Jax