[quote author="soundguy"]wing commander, if you know the sound of SSL consoles and like it, then disregard my comments but if you are just trusting the hype about those consoles you might want to try to listen to one of those things before you bother to build one. Its a usable compressor, but the way people talk about that box you'd think it was the holy grail and it rarely if ever gets used in my studio. This is largely a taste issue of course but there are plenty of way more usable things to look at. I would sooner insert a rock into my head than insert that limiter on a mix buss... The sound of all the shitty modern records that I hate is directly tied to that stupid shitty sounding ssl limiter. As for the gyraf project, it can completely sound every bit like what you'd expect out of a real ssl limiter. Any major differences between the real thing and your DIY sonically are due to component selection, not the design of the gyraf project. Some folks have come here complaining that their box didnt sound anything like a real ssl limiter while they completely ignored component selection and stuck in there what they thought would be good sounding parts, use different caps and duh, its gonna sound different. Hopefully thats helpful. Build a few small things and then tackle the limiter, its easy to build and not difficult to trouble shoot once you get your feet wet.
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Dave, you say you don't use yours - I assume you also built yours using the same components as an original SSL comp - is that correct?
Is yours the Gyraf project one?
If so, does yours sound exactly like an SSL one albeit you don't care for the sound of the SSL?