DPR-404

...to send off a compressor and an EQ. Compressor option is easy, either a Drawmer DL441 or a BSS DPR404. I'm leaning 70% to the BSS DPR404. They are both very good 4 channel compressors, but the DPR404 has de-essers, while the DL441 has limiters. I'm intrigued with what they...

These are great comps, but I personally much prefer the DPR-402, especially in a studio setting. -the sound is slightly better (not I'm ever sad to use a 404) -there's full attack/release knobs plus an auto mode -a great limiter that gets squashy -you can flip the comp into de-esser mode to really fine tune the control (I've...

...with 4 compressor-limiters might be better than 2 compressors and 2 gates you may never use. I also have a BSS DPR-404, GYRAF buss comp, and modded Aphex 651 and 303. I usually use some form of hardware compression for tracking, but when gating is needed, it's all ITB. I'll compress ITB as...