Hardware buss compressor???

[Creative69]

ok i have tried to find out but still cant see if its possible, can someone tell me if its possible to create and route a stereo submix and have a hardware compressor inserted over it, if not the fat channel compressor will do.
My D8B is stock with OS 5.1 Thanks

[Crash]

I do that by using the bus outs to the compressor and the use the alt I/O slots to come back into the console.

[Creative69]

So Im right to think that cant be done with a stock D8B referring to the alit I/O part?

[anyhorizon]

Why can't you assign your mix tracks/channels to Busses 1/2, output them to the hardware compressor and return its outputs to input channels 23/24 and assign them to the Master L/R Buss?

Peter

[Crash]

Peter's way will work just fine as well. To do it with the ALT I/O slot, you would just need the suitable card for the slot. I use an AIO.8 card to feed a rack of comps. The bus outs are the sends to the rack of comps and the ALT I/O is how I return back to the console.

[Creative69]

Why can't you assign your mix tracks/channels to Busses 1/2, output them to the hardware compressor and return its outputs to input channels 23/24 and assign them to the Master L/R Buss?

Peter

OK how do i get buss outs.. via i/o card? As there are no sockets labelled buss out on the back of my d8b

[Crash]

It is the 25 pin connector. You will need a breakout cable to get it to 1/4 inch or XLR, whatever you want your ends to be. It is labeled Bus 1-8 surround out, located above the XLR main outs.

[Creative69]

It is the 25 pin connector. You will need a breakout cable to get it to 1/4 inch or XLR, whatever you want your ends to be. It is labeled Bus 1-8 surround out, located above the XLR main outs.

Thought so thanks! now I guess finding one of these is going to be a chore!

[Crash]

They are all over ebay. Search 25 pin breakout cable.

[Casey_Pittman]

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-Casey