"We spent some time auditioning compressors, like several 1176s, LA2As and Neve 33609s, and used what individual piece of gear sounded best to us. Daft Punk actually bought a vintage reconditioned 33609 and it didn't quite sound the same, so they traded the one that they had spent a ton of money on for the 33609 that they had at Conway, because everybody loved that one! This is one of the fun things about analogue gear, every individual piece sounds a little different."
moreIn this interview with Flux he mentions that the Neve 33609 Compressor is one of this new pieces of studio equipment.
moreIn the middle rack above his patchbay is a Neve 33609C Stereo Limiter/Compressor visible.
moreThe Neve 33609C Stereo Limiter/Compressor can be seen in the back of the composer's desk.
moreAccording to the "equipment list" found on Church Studios, owned by Epworth, one of the things listed is Neve 33609.
more"Drums: NI Battery, Waves Renaissance Bass, Avid Reverb One, Valhalla Room, IK Classik Reverb, Elysia Mpressor, Empirical Labs Fatso and Distressor, Neve 33609, Dbx 160 and 120, Valley People Dynamite, Drawmer DS201."
more"The first thing I do when I begin a mix is work on the vocal. I make it sound smooth and make sure the articulation is correct, and so on. I spend a lot of time making sure the vocal is in top shape, and I may use a little bit of Neve 33609 compression and my GML EQ — the GML is one of the most musical EQs ever built. Everything has to revolve and sound good around the vocal. When I've gotten the vocal to sound right, the foundation is there, and the mix becomes more fun and there is room to be creative and expressive with the rest of the mix. (...) With songs that I have recorded myself I don't need to do much in the mix, it's more just a matter of balancing and placing things in the stereo spectrum. I mainly use the GML EQ and the Neve 33609 compressor, but very sparingly. I had both boxes on Michael's voice, and some reverb, and another EQ, that I don't want to talk about. I'm supporting kids that go to college!" — Humberto Gatica, producer of Bublé's "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You" and "Stardust" An image of the console, which offers the features that distinguish it from other versions of the 33609, can be found [here](https://dt7v1i9vyp3mf.cloudfront.net/styles/news_large/s3/imagelibrary/I/IT_Apr_02-0410-N3QoaXcyIAlVhoyHYdZhRRCLaqaP_ssH.jpg) from the same source.
moreAlexander Metzger aka Alex Butcher ( World of Intros, Vengeance Sound, Refx )
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