Your honesty and transparency earned you a glue comp 😊

Keep it! Definitely don't put a hammer through it. That would make me sad.

I built a bunch of the Colour modules and the OLA5 opto compressor and they're all amazing and super fun to build!!! I'm a programmer and haven't done much soldering but everything was super easy to build and figure out. It saves you money and they sound amazing - everyone wins.

feels honest enough to me, especially since you're using it. if you really didn't want it you could do a giveaway or something but i feel like installing it and using it in your studio speaks volumes as a review.

An awesome compressor, utilising the analogue summing with dry and wet and then put through the transformers. Golden

Heya Wytse :) Needed to say, the fact that you decided to build this yourself really shows your love AND your understanding of analogue gear. SO many people thrive to own it with no understanding of why analogue has "that sound" compared to digital. I freaking ADORE them both and love to understand under the hood, once I learned that each has its place, each has its uses, neither is generally "better" and once you know how it works it allows you to tune things quickly and precisely. Without that knowledge you're going to spend a LOT of wasted time tweaking knobs that you don't understand what they're doing until you find a random combo that works, with that knowledge you can get the sound you want within minutes or even seconds. Cheers for all the great vids. As usual, when I post you're more than welcome to call me a lemon my friend :) Much love to you, friends and family.

Keep it! Sounds great.

Glad you‘re giving the SSL Bus style VCA compression another chance after that GSSL you built ;) As someone dealing with „snake oil“ in the plug-in world a lot but also use a lot of hardware I would love to see more content on „snake oil“ in the hardware world - so many products out there pretending to be Neve or SSL or Pultec or whatever big name designs but they lack the components, shrink the signal path in order to cut costs and in the end what are you even getting? Thanks and all the best, Tobi

Keep it. Sounds great! I am intrigued by their colour modules 🤩

One of my favorite audio companies. I've bought, built and tested a TON of their gear. Always near the top of my recommendations along with CAPI.

This is such a good company doing this. I really want to experience building my own things to get confidence to modify things later on. I really love the studio of Joseph Puig... nearly everything is modified to be his own thing. Another good thing is to learn things like this for when you need to fix things. Then, the amount you save doing yourself makes it very very worth it. saving 6/700 punds

Sounds great! Of course, you should keep it!! ( I think this would be my first HW gear I would buy )

Keep it man , It was a solid review and put it on my radar.

Im getting more and more jealous with you nail polish, the green looks soo good with the analog gear

You built it, you keep it! 🤓👍🏻 Thanks for sharing

God that bass at 5:00 is incredible

Built the same unit a few months back. That thing is 🔥

I was impressed with it, even more when I saw the price. Keep it. You've proven your integrity. If you're questioning it, I'll gladly hang on to it for you!

Petersons manuals are also from another world... I build GOLY and a lot of DIYRE and they are really worlds apart in the DIY way.

I have been down the rabbit hole of choosing a G bus for my studio. Unfortunately, I bought the 500 version, which I don't like at all so far, but this video really makes me hopeful to have finally found what I was looking for. My problem with the 500 Series is that it has way too much "grit" to the sound, a kind of harshness I associate with bad signal paths. Not the 3D feeling I expected. Maybe I am too used to the digital SSL bus compressor sound, which is much cleaner, and maybe the 500 Series is better when you actually mix into it, but I have to say I found it unbearable. Also, this gain issue is a real problem because I use the compressor as an insert. Meaning I need quite a bit of headroom when leaving the interface so I can actually mix into the compressor. Then the compressor steals another few dB from the signal by pushing it down, and then I can't even use the makeup gain because it sounds grainy, leaving me with a very much reduced dynamic range. This compressor, on the other hand, seems to be way better in every aspect. Very musical, it has that special spaciousness and human-like quality that really makes it "sound like a record!" The fact that it seems less "dirty" and more "hi-fi" might be just right for modern-day productions. And it even has the switchable transformer for when grit is actually needed. And if that all is not enough, it also borrowed the loudness S-curve thing from the API in the sidechain, which sounds fantastic to my ear too. Long story short, the 500 Series is on its way back and I ordered the DIYRE, can't wait to try it!

The compressor sounds great. You should try some of their colour modules.

Are you mentioning the GSSL Turbo Mod? - that effectively sorts out the issue of the bass/centre dictating the 'sides' of the compression? I've both variants here and the one with just the filter sidechain is more of a workaround whereas the one with the Turbo mod acts more like a true G series compressor. My mate Keith from Expat Audio channel explains it well in a video from 15 years ago.

Man, you gotta try the colour modules....AMAZING

Keep it, use it!!! It sounded great through my phone speakers, that's the test right there... If you can hear it on a stream through phone speakers, IT'S GOOD!

Keep it! Love that it works for you 👍🏻

Missed that one. Thanks!

Nicely Done👍

The track for those that want to know is Sand Storm by Darude

You've built it yourself. I think this is why one is biased and loves it. And it's a good thing. And you can tell a story to your clients.

Great that you made that - hang on to it! What I'm wondering about are your small 'mix cube' type monitors - I still have your old type Avantone ones which I listening on now!

hey, thanks for your videos. i really enjoy them, very interesting and a lot of stuff in. wanted to ask you, please, if you have ssl g bus, maybe you can do a small comparison video, because i really want to buy some budget mastering compressor. thinking about WESAUDIO DIONE,ssl g bus, audioscape g bus and this one. so wanna hear how different this compressor sounds. ❤️

The sound is great ...

Noticed that a few respondents don't feel that they can build this compressor. Peterson Goodwin and his crew at DIYRE provide a wealth of information and guidance in the Resources section on all their product pages: build guides, interactive maps, parts sorted into bags that follow the build manual and calibration guides (printed and KZfaq vids). Wish I could afford to a G-Bus while it's on sale as Xmas present to myself. Also looking forward to DIYRE's take on a 1073 pre sans EQ in 2024.

Just curious… Nowadays with all the new digital technologies, including AI, how much of a benefit, sound wise, in the end results, do you get from analog gear VS top notch plugins ? 2023 is ending and have we reached a point in time where analog, except for our personal preferences, has been surpassed in terms of practicability, value and sound results ?

Keep it. Sounds aweosme.

I'd love to do a project like this, but I'm a bit nervous i would muck it up...I've soldered thousands of xlr cables, but never a circuit board.

New to your channel thanks it helps

Honestly, for me, this one sounds better than the first one you built....

I really like the Goly alot more - somehow it adds a bit more emphasis on low punches

Don't even think about scrapping that compressor because some people are jealous that no one gives them gear. You work hard at this channel. You should get something for your time.

Is the meter showing gain reduction or level. I really like to know how much gain reduction is going on.

I admire you for your ability to build your own gear. There’s no way I could do that though. I woulda had to buy the pre-made version bcuz if I had to build it myself I might as take the money and burn it in a furnace lol

Is the warm audio one ok ?

My WA GComp and my Tim P LBus Comp with Nebula...sound pretty much identical I recently got 2 New Nebula VCA compressors the API 525 -FET AND THE API 2500 50th year celebration (yellow) with Nebula The both sound great....I can say the API 525 FET blows everything else away on drums to my ears

Now does it glue French House, House music with the nice pumping? hehe

Keep it. You've shown enough integrity. I mean, if you don't profit from its sales then your'e good. It's sweet. Too sweet to hammer!

I love DIYRE stuff 🥰

Really nice compressor. What is the R&B song/artist?

Hello hello, thank you for all the nice videos you do. Is there a way you are aware of to get/store you Thomann affiliate link into the Thomann app? Greetigns from Germany. Frank

why not the WARM BUS COMP ? When will you test warm BusComp?

Keep it! Or send it to me and I’ll store it for you.

Are those D-max cubes?

Would you suggest any tools other than a soldering iron for this project? I have like a solder sucker etc, everything needed for soldering, but I see you have like a bunch of wire cutters etc, are they needed or do you have them just in case? I've got one on the way (thanks for making me spend money btw

Those DMAX SuperCubes in the background 🫣 review soon?

Don't destroy it, send it to me !!! 😂😂😂

Hammer-Smashed Compressor (not a bad name at all) Greetings from Macedonia!

Which glue did you use for building it ?

Hi, thank you for your videos! Now about the stuff. It sounds very good. Not something impressible... But it is great bus-compressor. It's best for drum busses, but for mastering I prefer API 2550 compressor... PLEASE! Don't destroy this compressor by hammer! Its just my point of view)))

Can I buy it

KEEP IT!

I want one. DIY holla!

I think you should keep it... but if you feel conflicted, I'll be glad to take it off your hands!

Don't you dare hammer that comp. :)

you could make a giveaway for the compressor, maybe a mixing challenge and the winner gets the compressor? ButI think we‘d all be fine if you keep it, you deserved it!

You built it, you keep it. Take pride in human labour. 😊

It is awesome but shipping and taxes to my country increase prive by 50% :(

I see super cubes, waiting for a review.

The pre-assembled one costs nearly twice as much though, so.... :P

Sounds better plugged in than smashed

Keep it... and fior gods sake don't trash it. I'll take it I know I could put it to good use like everyone else who follows.. 👍👍👍

@9:06 such a pitty 😂

Amazon: "Why have soldering iron sales spiked today?"

Keep it

wanted to buy one a few months ago but 1/4 of the comp price for shipping and taxes..... F it....

What is the R&B tune? Its Ace!!!

keep it

Wauw

Soyjak face on a thumbnail again. ❤ Wytse.

If you're not keeping it, send it to me, I could certianly use one. ;)

🙂👍

back in the 1970s i worked at studio with consoles that had VCA faders. and at one point we did a shootout comparing the sound of different VCAsin the faders, so no differences in the surrounding components and certainly no compression ratio or other types of differences to complicate the comparisons JUST the difference in sound between DBX, Aphex and Allison Research VCAs. And they sounded very different from each other, especially in the way they handled fast transients. So I wouldn't discount the difference in VCA sounds, no matter what manufacturers want you to believe.

Very nice but needs auto gain 😅😅

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Just here to say that you are really cute. Also congrats with 666 vids on channel!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Don't kill it for the sake of detractors. If it's useful you should use it.

yeah... buy the kit and hotrod it...

Natural color nails are cool, and even perhaps more edgy and brave in today’s world. FYI.

I really like how it sounds, it manages to make a drastic gain reduction without sounding too squashy or unpleasant. But I vote for the video of you smashing it. It's about time for How to Basic's monopoly over KZfaq to fall.

Unless you were not being honest, no one can question your integrity. If you decide, you can’t keep it, have a draw, don’t destroy it, that would be pointless!

Dont destroy it :(

PUNCHY!

It won’t do the glue-thing as good if you don’t glue all the parts together with hi end glue, to avoid small air bubbles getting trapped in the connections, which makes the sound more loose.. Dissapointed :(

I think it's not okay to keep the unit. I'll give you my adress xo you can send it to me:).

Yeah. Way too biased. Only way to solve that is to send it to me.

Are you really gonna use it?

if u like the thing and use it, why destroy it just for clicks? Either keep it or give it away and buy one...but if ur being honest and like it, and use it...who cares what other people say

Do a give away if you really care that much about being fair and balanced-or pay for it

A free tool that is crap would not get used

your speakers are really unprofessional

I broke mine and used glue