Specifications

Chapter 14: JOEMEEK SC2 Compressor 91
Chapter 14: JOEMEEK SC2 Compressor
The JOEMEEK SC2 Compressor is a dynamics
processing plug-in is available in TDM, RTAS,
and AudioSuite formats.
In use by top producers the world over,
JOEMEEK compression is the secret weapon
that gives your sound the character and excite-
ment it deserves!
How the JOEMEEK SC2 Compressor Works
Legendary producer Joe Meek used to say, “If it
sounds right, it is right.” Nowhere is this more
apparent than in Joe Meek’s masterful use of
non-linear, sometimes severe compression in
his productions.
The JOEMEEK Compressor is designed purely as
an effects compressor. Its purpose is to change
the way the ear perceives sound; its action
changes the clarity, balance and even rhythmic
feel of music.
JOEMEEK Compressor
Controls
The SC2 Compressor provides the following
controls:
Input Gain Input Gain adjusts the input level to
the compressor.
Compression The Compression control affects
the gain to the side-chain of the compressor. Use
it along with Slope to adjust the amount of com-
pression.
Output Gain Output Gain provides makeup gain
after compression.
Slope Slope is similar to the compression ratio
controls found on other compressors. However,
on the JOEMEEK, the actual ratio varies based
on program material so the term Slope is used
instead. In practice, 1 is very gentle compres-
sion and 2 or 3 are typically right for voice and
submixes. The higher numbers are better for in-
struments and extreme sounds. (At the sugges-
tion of the original designers, Bomb Factory
added the 5 setting found on the later-model JO-
EMEEK SC2.2. Use 5 to create severe pumping
effects.)
Attack Attack sets the time that the compressor
takes to act. Slower attacks are typically used
when the sound of the compression needs to be
less obvious.
JOEMEEK SC2 Compressor