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Well, the title says it all. I know it's not necessarily about Logic but...
I've been getting really quite excited about this, and a pal of mine uses one in his studio. Ultimately, I'm looking for more opinions if anyone has some... I'm particularly interested in the compressor, for bass and vocals, and possibly the preamp for vox too.
Thanks! Fred

Guys, thanks for the replies! I really want it for my portable setup, so know that it won't be the best out there... I'm still quite stuck on whether I want too use its preamp, as I really do like to PreSonus ones. To be honest, it's the compressor that I guess I'm most interested in. I understand that it's a channel strip, so won't have things like sidechaining, but I've been hearing some pretty good reviews about it, and so would also like to hear if anyone has anything negative to say about it. What about it set to squash?
Thanks again for replying, Fred

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