I’ve had all of just a single morning with the SixtyFive & i’m impressed.
Is it “exactly” the same as the hardware?, no.
Is it a great sounding compressor with the DBX vibe?, yes for sure. With it’s feature set & sound I highly recommend & the price makes it a no brainer.
I’ve upload a few quick comparison files. AUTO = AUTO setting. MAN = Manual settings
I’ve also included the blind test files from Mr. de la Mancha himself
“you get the dry audio first, then 2 wet samples, one is the hardware dbx165A, the other the software sixtyfive (not necessarily in that order) I’d be really interested to see how you think they compare. Can you tell which is the hardware?”
My curiosity built up enough to run a native bundle vs hardware box comparison. Out of the 70, 300, 480, & 80/90′s I have available the 90 is the closest unit I have at hand to this native lineage. It’s also the box that would get replaced 1st. I did a rough numerical parameter match just to see how close it came without further tweaking. This is the result.
Having calibrated utility & test files is a must for any audio engineer. The corner stone being pink noise. I have found most DAW to be severely lacking in this area. After much frustration with Protools incorrectly calibrated “Pink” from it’s built in signal generator. I’ve captured 45 sec of full range -20 ref 0vu true random pink noise from a Dolby SDU4.
After recently acquiring a Red Type B / R8 I wanted to compare it’s sound to the ole faithful 414. I also wanted to compare the mics on different sources, that gives this drummer an excuse to noodle around on instruments I have no business otherwise touching . So keep that in mind while listening to these. I find I prefer the RED overall. It’s a brighter mic. The 414 was darker in color with a greater Low end/Low Mid response.
I kept the mic positioning as balanced as possible.
Signal chain = Mic – Hardy M1 – DomII – DAW. Dry recording/No EQ.
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. So keep that in mind while listening to these. I find I prefer the RED overall. It’s a brighter mic. The 414 was darker in color with a greater Low end/Low Mid response.
