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?”
I’ve induced 3 others I recorded for test purposes. (Prophet 08 , Udu, & Tabla.)
I record a lot of hard percussion, Udu & Tabla are the hardest to get to sit in a mix. They have very FAST attack with sustain at times. It’s hard to get both to translate. Anyways I recorded some BS perc noodling to see how the OS would handle them.. I’m impressed. Checkout the end of the Udu test, The low doom sounds have a nice harmonic/grit added to them from the OS.
I just acquired two OverStayer “OS” stereo FET compressors. Being the drummer I am these are a dream come true. I’ve only dipped my hand in the pool with these guys but my 1st impression is “damn thats nice”.
As a test I let my Flame clockwork & Moog voyager run random & got behind the drum kit to play along. I stuck one OS on the drum bus, & one on the Moog bus. The drum bus OS really brings out some resonance & glued punch to the kit. The other added some nice dirt/body to the synth. I’ll share more “analytical” thoughts/test files shortly once i’m off my gear high, but all in all these things just sound great & have a feature set I’ve been needing for some time now. Highly recommend.
Audio Examples. (FYI – Lowend/Sub is a bit out of control)
I often find myself comparing/testing my arsenal of compressors of both hardware & plugins to find just the right tool for the sound. I have decided to organize an ever-growing collective pool of these examples as i create them. The intention is to have a audible reference of the different compressor characteristics.
For those that want to contribute, the more the better. Upload a before & after examples of the compressor being used. Or download my raw wav files & contribute to the list. Feel free to upload the examples into my drop box & I’ll post the results.
