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Maxim or Smack! ?
Does anyone have experience using both compressor plugins, Smack! and Maxim? Which is better in your opinion?
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Re: Maxim or Smack! ?
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Maxim is a peak limiter. They are very different tools for different uses. For example, you'll probably use Smack on tracks and maybe some busses and reserve Maxim for the stereo buss. Smack is usable, but Maxim is pretty terrible if you ask me. I'd look at Massey Plugins for great inexpensive alternatives. |
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Re: Maxim or Smack! ?
Smack all the way...
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Re: Maxim or Smack! ?
I've had good results using Maxim on my master track as a mastering limiter, but you have to be careful how you set it.
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Re: Maxim or Smack! ?
Drew nailed it.
Massey Limiter. Smack is awesome.
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Re: Maxim or Smack! ?
Maxim for TV post if you absolutely HAVE to and can't get a ProLimiter or Waves L3LL Multi (which is actually great as a compressor as well set up right). For music, and not mastering, Smack may well do the job you require but I've not had good times with it in post to picture.
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Re: Maxim or Smack! ?
My 2 cents....SMACK! is a nice "character" compressor(and I use it on most every project for lead vox). Not a fan of MAXIM, but it is useable. My preference for limiting is Waves L2 or Massey L2007(which I WOULD buy if I didn't already have L2)
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Re: Maxim or Smack! ?
I've used smack lightly on a piano for jazz was pretty great there. Not too bad on acoustics guitar either. An other place where I like it is when I do Parallel compression of drum, set it to octo and compress the hell out of the parallel track with it, gives good character.
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Re: Maxim or Smack! ?
Smack is a good compressor and sounds great too. I was never fan of Maxim but it's very used in TV for Loudness maddness.
As a limiter I prefer McDSP ML 4000, BX Limiter, Sonnox and Avid Pro Limiter.
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Re: Maxim or Smack! ?
I'm looking for compression on a mix bus containing 9 vocal tracks, 3 tracks each of the same female vocalist singing 3-part harmony. This is nothing fancy, just a pop song.
I applied Maxim to the bus but wasn't especially impressed with the results. Then I applied Smack! and was amazed at how it improved the cohesiveness of the 9 vocal tracks in the mix. As of now I'm a Smack! fan. Thanks to everyone for their insights.
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