FMR Audio RNC 1773

Compressor

Good powerful product but a little pricey for what it is

Good first compressor

This is my first compressor so I didn't want to spend too much. Anyway, I like it.

If you are not experienced with compressors (like me), it can take a while to hear subtle compression and dial it in as you like. It is easy to hear aggressive settings but I don't think that is the point of this compressor.

I don't really bother with the "Really Nice" mode as I don't get the sense the controls are doing exactly what I want. I prefer the normal mode and like to set the Ratio, Attack and Release to around 10 O'C and Threshold so the LEDs are barely flickering (-2db) and then set the Gain so the volume seems to be the same as when I started. Closer listening reveals that the body of the mix seems to have puffed its chest up a bit.

Subtle but effective. I might consider a character compressor next but for the moment (and the money), I'm happy with this guy.

A bargain

This compressor costs very little, performs well, it has all the controls you need to shape the sound as you want and it can be very clean and subtle or aggressive depending on the attack, ratio and release time. I especially like it on bass guitar coupled with his brother RNP (Really Nice Preamp).

Amazing little box

Does a wonderful job on individual tracks, busses or the master channel.

I love FMR audio - I think everyone else does too... I'm trying to get their RNLA at the moment, but it's impossible: sold out everywhere it seems!

I owned it for some months. Everytime I spent a long time trying to find the right setting but I was never completely satisfied of the result.

At the end I sold it. Maybe in the future I will give it another try.