Compressors for channel inserts

[Dave Meadowcroft]

I’ve just been configuring my SQ7 for an upcoming show where the lead vocal is run through 2 compressors.

I expected to be able to use the channel insert for one and the channel compressor for the other but there aren’t any available in the library for inserts!

There’s two options I can think of to workaround this:
1. Use a multiband compressor in the insert
2. Burn a bus, switch it to a group and use the group’s compressor

My suggestion however is to also make additional compressors available for inserts. I’d happily pay for them as Add ons.
Alternative suggestion: To be able to switch out the gate for a compressor. I’d prefer to be able to swap the gates for DeEssers on my vocal channels though – another suggestion!

[MityVee]

+1 on that!

[Soundave]

+1 for this.

[Dean]

+1

[Seth]

+1

The gate for De-Esser would be amazing.

[ioTon]

+1

The gate for De-Esser would be amazing.

But would be against the A&H philosophy.
poorly 🙁

But let’s hope!

[Nemydom]

+1

[Soundave]

+1

[EJC]

+1

(I currently do it the group way)

[Hugh]

I have a 50+ year background of Live SR and studio recording and I have never accepted a performance that was erratic enough to require double compression. Most of the A&H product line has professional level needs in mind and to that end if you are dealing with a non conforming pop genre screamer, then an external limiter in the front end would be a good idea before the capture ever hits the console pres and converters. IMO there should be a requisite level of mic session skill to be producer level taught and enforced in either the studio or the performance stage. This is not a difficult protocol to maintain in my acoustic Genre endeavors, however I fully well realize in the rock and pop genre the “more me” personnel depend a lot more on console management and gear than session ready skill.
Hugh

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