Best explainer and demo of the Fairchild I’ve seen. As a home studio hobbyist, I watch a lot of production tutorials and plugin demos. This channel is as good as it gets. I’m surprised more people haven’t discovered it. Keep up the great work!
Hey Joe! Thank you for making this video on the Fairchild 670 compressor. I just recently downloaded the IK Multimedia VC670 version and thanks to your informative video, I now understand both the history and the function of how the compressor works. I watched this video and then put the compressor accross my vocals - WOW! You weren't kidding about it adding a "nice sheen" on vocals. I love it! Thanks again for making great videos!! Best regards, Chris
Fantastic lesson. I’m not sure how well I can trust my old ears these days, but it does seem to be very very subtle, which to me is a better way to err (rather than slamming the tracks with something that ends up sounding overly in your face).
For smoother songs I like to throw the Fairchild on the master bus, turn the ratio all the way down, and then turn the input up to about 7 o clock-12 o clock. Has a very natural glue-ing effect without it even sounding compressed
Thanks for your detailed explication of this compressor. There is another copy of this compressor made by Overloud. Their copy has 3 variations of models.
The nice thing about the Overloud is that their compressor has 3 variations copied. One of them is based on a Fairchild in London, another in Los Angeles and another in Milan. And when you change to each one, you notice their sound change. They also added Side chain filter for each "vert", meaning for the left and right vert. Also they have a parallel knob. The GUI is very nice. Check it out. I think you will like it.
@@ricardoayala2023 ~didn’t know about the Overloud, thanks for the tip. 🙏 The thing about the three Fairchild 670’s you mentioned that Overloud has modeled separately and includes in their plug as separate models to choose from, is a cool thing. Modeling the variances between the same models of HW offers a truer emulation of actual hardware, because those variances did exist in real analog gear, as opposed to using a plug in that was modeled after only one specific model. These differences occurred in pretty much all analog HW; it could have been the result of them being hand built (like the original Pultecs) or, over time; it can be caused by the HW’s age and its miscellaneous circuitry. The consistency of the voltage in the studio that’s supplying power to the unit can also be a factor, and even the degree of wear in the mechanical parts of the HW - meters, switches, variable/rotary pots controlling the input, threshold, output gain, knee controls... And, when talking about analog hardware - and not just specifically a Fairchild, but any analog hardware that could now be as old as 60 years, it’s not uncommon to expect that changes were made to that piece over the years -necessary changes when certain components would fail, which happens in gear that generates heat... That doesn’t make the Fairchild in London any “better” than the one in LA, or the one in Milan, (or one in NYC, or Toronto, or...) but just a bit different from the others... and that’s okay, and should he expected. Each can have its own vibe, while still having the “magic” that Fairchild limiters are known for. Thanks again for the heads up on the Overloud! 😊🙏
Great video! Would love to see what you think of the VariMoon by Analog Obsession. It's an emulation of the EAR660, so it has an additional control for ratio as well
Hi, awesome explanation. Where did you get the numbers? And....are these from the Hardware or the Waves Plugin? How could you be sure the numbers are the same on both? Thx for the great videos. Greets from Germany.
The attack and release times were originally published by Fairchild, and are also included in the Waves and UA manuals. I'm sure they vary from unit to unit due to component tolerances, but since these plugins were modeled on specific hardware units you can assume they're close to hardware performance.
I haven't, but you're the second person to mention it. I'll have to check it out. It's interesting because I heard it models three different Fairchild units.
@@GreenLightSound yes it does, it also has a few additional features that the Waves doesn't such as a Harmonics dial for adding saturation and also a dry /wet dial.
Best explainer and demo of the Fairchild I’ve seen. As a home studio hobbyist, I watch a lot of production tutorials and plugin demos. This channel is as good as it gets. I’m surprised more people haven’t discovered it. Keep up the great work!
Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!
I finally understand the Fairchild compressor! Thanks a bunch for this video Joe!
Glad to help. Thanks for watching!
Excellent overview of the UAD Fairchild plugin. Love your teaching style :)
Hey Joe!
Thank you for making this video on the Fairchild 670 compressor. I just recently downloaded the IK Multimedia VC670 version and thanks to your informative video, I now understand both the history and the function of how the compressor works. I watched this video and then put the compressor accross my vocals - WOW! You weren't kidding about it adding a "nice sheen" on vocals. I love it! Thanks again for making great videos!! Best regards, Chris
Happy to help. The IK is good, and the 660/670 is great on vocals.
Love this plugin, it's so sweet sounding. thanks.
I can't tell how important and useful are you explanations about those pieces. Thanks a lot!
Fantastic lesson. I’m not sure how well I can trust my old ears these days, but it does seem to be very very subtle, which to me is a better way to err (rather than slamming the tracks with something that ends up sounding overly in your face).
Wonderful demonstration - thank you!
thank you for the very thorough walk through
You're welcome!
Bro, you have THE BEST tutorials .... I just subscribed!
Thanks!
Is that one really for slow music only ? How often we can use it in modern type of music?
Thanks
thanks for doing this videos, i have learned a lot!
really nice class, learned a lot with this
For smoother songs I like to throw the Fairchild on the master bus, turn the ratio all the way down, and then turn the input up to about 7 o clock-12 o clock. Has a very natural glue-ing effect without it even sounding compressed
I do that all the time too. No compression, but just the sound of the audio running through it.
When you do this, is this the only compression you apply to the master bus?
yay a demo with gain matching!!! Great job 🙌
thank you for this !
awesome trick !
Thanks for your detailed explication of this compressor. There is another copy of this compressor made by Overloud. Their copy has 3 variations of models.
I've never tried the Overloud model, but thanks for the suggestion.
The nice thing about the Overloud is that their compressor has 3 variations copied. One of them is based on a Fairchild in London, another in Los Angeles and another in Milan. And when you change to each one, you notice their sound change. They also added Side chain filter for each "vert", meaning for the left and right vert. Also they have a parallel knob. The GUI is very nice. Check it out. I think you will like it.
@@ricardoayala2023 ~didn’t know about the Overloud, thanks for the tip. 🙏
The thing about the three Fairchild 670’s you mentioned that Overloud has modeled separately and includes in their plug as separate models to choose from, is a cool thing. Modeling the variances between the same models of HW offers a truer emulation of actual hardware, because those variances did exist in real analog gear, as opposed to using a plug in that was modeled after only one specific model.
These differences occurred in pretty much all analog HW; it could have been the result of them being hand built (like the original Pultecs) or, over time; it can be caused by the HW’s age and its miscellaneous circuitry.
The consistency of the voltage in the studio that’s supplying power to the unit can also be a factor, and even the degree of wear in the mechanical parts of the HW - meters, switches, variable/rotary pots controlling the input, threshold, output gain, knee controls...
And, when talking about analog hardware - and not just specifically a Fairchild, but any analog hardware that could now be as old as 60 years, it’s not uncommon to expect that changes were made to that piece over the years -necessary changes when certain components would fail, which happens in gear that generates heat...
That doesn’t make the Fairchild in London any “better” than the one in LA, or the one in Milan, (or one in NYC, or Toronto, or...) but just a bit different from the others... and that’s okay, and should he expected.
Each can have its own vibe, while still having the “magic” that Fairchild limiters are known for.
Thanks again for the heads up on the Overloud! 😊🙏
Thank you for the information!
You're welcome!
Very informative thanks!
Great video! Would love to see what you think of the VariMoon by Analog Obsession. It's an emulation of the EAR660, so it has an additional control for ratio as well
Never heard of that one. I'll have to check it out.
@@GreenLightSound He's got a lot of really interesting emulations, I'd recommend checking them out, especially the Britpressor, YALA, and RareSE.
Hi, awesome explanation. Where did you get the numbers? And....are these from the Hardware or the Waves Plugin?
How could you be sure the numbers are the same on both?
Thx for the great videos. Greets from Germany.
The attack and release times were originally published by Fairchild, and are also included in the Waves and UA manuals. I'm sure they vary from unit to unit due to component tolerances, but since these plugins were modeled on specific hardware units you can assume they're close to hardware performance.
I hear it well all way listen your course with my bluetooth Jabra Elit 75T can catched all the details
lucky enough, Mix:analog!
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I look forward to the IK multimedia breakdown. Have you tried the Overloud 670 version?
I haven't, but you're the second person to mention it. I'll have to check it out. It's interesting because I heard it models three different Fairchild units.
@@GreenLightSound yes it does, it also has a few additional features that the Waves doesn't such as a Harmonics dial for adding saturation and also a dry /wet dial.