Daft Punk's Behringer Compressor: Let's Finish This.

You heard that right: in addition to the infamous Alesis 3630, Daft Punk used a Behringer rack compressor during the Homework recording/touring era.

Exhibit A:

https://images.equipboard.com/uploads/source/image/62883/7Tx7Fmq.jpg

Exhibit B:

https://i.redd.it/te31d8kbt2e11.jpg

note: Behringer's line of rack compressors were/are named "Composers".

Now here's the problem: exactly which model did they use?

A Gearslutz user claims it's the MDX2100, and this model was available in 1996, and might even match the fuzzy rack image in Exhibit A, but this Gearslutz forum post is hearsay as far as this court is concerned.

How do we nail this one down and get these last pieces of Daft Punk gear into the Equipboard DB?

Anyone have any ideas/leads?

UPDATE: 4/4/21

Thanks to the dedication and talent of EBers eyeseeofficial, jimmarchi1, and finleygomez, we've identified the Behringer in question and are 3 items away from completing both lists!

All of Exhibit A has been fully identified and added to the Equipboard database.

Only 3 items remain from Exhibit B:

Macintosh:

-- There are too many models that could run Emagic MicroLogic, we need more source info

Behringer Parametric EQ:

-- Could be the PEQ305 (circa 1989/90) or the PEQ2000 (circa 1994/95)

Yamaha Digital Delay

-- Could be the D1500 rack (circa 1984), the D5000 rack (circa 1994), the DDS-20M pedal (circa 1988), or the DD-100 pedal (circa 1996?)

I have both of those LOL, I'm still not daft punk, maybe you have to be french

I got my composer opto compressor from Shok in the early 2000s I would have to talk to him about when he got it... I'm sure he bought it the day it came out, eh was like that with cheapies

I have both of those LOL, I'm still not daft punk, maybe you have to be french

Story of my life! :)

Do you think the MDX2100 is the model they most-likely used?

I have that one, the 2100, the pro version the XL or whatever was later... they both suck as optos but if you can handle a little noisewith minial makeup gain settigns they're adequate tools... I've owned both

the one i have is ina closet, I doubt it did as much for daft punk as the 3630 which is snappier and uieter and can sound downright good if you clip the tone sucking gate out

EDIT: given the era its most likely the 2100 was available for around the world etc, but the other one I doubt was out based on my recollections. The 2100 is the better sounding unit to my ear.

Would you agree that given the timing, and the image in Exhibit A, it's either the MDX2000 or the MDX2100?

EDIT: and no, form my own needs, I wouldn't even bother with the 3630 in the year 2021, this is purely for the archives.

I have two 3630s and a 3632, they're okay at some stuff, are they on the record I'm mixing tonight? no, definitely not

I'm stuck on the 2k to 2.1k either is possible but I lean towards the 2000 I think, I may have ahd one of those too but if I did it was indistguishable sonically from the one I have now.... mediocre to tepid is hard to hear... its certainly one of the 2 just given the date

I've no need for a hardware compressor, let alone a cheap one that's 25 years old.

AH! NO NO NO, AH!

one of my 1176es just saved the snare day earlier in a way software can't so... NO NO NO

these words mean nothing! your words mean nothing in this order!

I've no need for a hardware compressor, let alone a cheap one that's 25 years old.

AH! NO NO NO, AH!

one of my 1176es just saved the snare day earlier in a way software can't so... NO NO NO

these words mean nothing! your words mean nothing in this order!

Ha! I was in the middle of editing my edit when you sent this. Didn't mean to imply that nobody has a need for a good hardware compressor, just not me... I have enough gear I'm not using at the moment. Carry on with your gorgeous hardware dynamics processing collection, please!

Ha! I was in the middle of editing my edit when you sent this. Didn't mean to imply that nobody has a need for a good hardware compressor, just not me... I have enough gear I'm not using at the moment. Carry on with your gorgeous hardware dynamics processing collection, please!

OH! I intend to... I was really happy when I dusted some of the old girls off this year and the new sisters I added are just fantastic.... not always glamorous but good, helpful ladies

PS: this drawmer 1974 mastering EQ is a fairly new piece and its just so great, fab filter pales... we're still getting to know eachother

PS: this drawmer 1974 mastering EQ is a fairly new piece and its just so great, fab filter pales... we're still getting to know eachother

I wish you booth a joyous honeymoon! :D

I'm stuck on the 2k to 2.1k either is possible but I lean towards the 2000 I think, I may have ahd one of those too but if I did it was indistguishable sonically from the one I have now.... mediocre to tepid is hard to hear... its certainly one of the 2 just given the date

I'll keep searching. There's gotta be something out there that lets us nail this case closed.

PS: this drawmer 1974 mastering EQ is a fairly new piece and its just so great, fab filter pales... we're still getting to know eachother

I wish you booth a joyous honeymoon! :D

I haven't printed it once on the band I'm doing right now I just really like it LOL.... its not a problem solver on this joint but I keep patching it in places to enjoy it in pre fader listen on overheads where its not needed, it giveth as it taketh away butnot very punk rock at all

PS: this drawmer 1974 mastering EQ is a fairly new piece and its just so great, fab filter pales... we're still getting to know eachother

I wish you booth a joyous honeymoon! :D

I haven't printed it once on the band I'm doing right now I just really like it LOL.... its not a problem solver on this joint but I keep patching it in places to enjoy it in pre fader listen on overheads where its not needed, it giveth as it taketh away butnot very punk rock at all

Sounding great is SO NOT punk rock, Jim! You're blowing it!

so I unplugged it

lyrics: every day gets worse, every bat to the face is vampire's curse

yeah they punned that

I'm totally feeling it too

lyrics: every day gets worse, every bat to the face is vampire's curse

yeah they punned that

I'm totally feeling it too

we're gonna need a SC link when this is finished.

If I'm allowed... I'm not even aproved as the mixer for this... its a tale... I'm halfway printed tonight

It’s the XL.

It’s the XL.

The MDX 2600 XL?

It’s the XL.

really? the 'good one' that Ithink doesn't sound good? well none of them sound good