Checking out the POM PYE COMPRESSOR. (Overview and demo on drum bus and acoustic guitar)

Quick demo with audio samples of the POM PYE Compressor on drums and acoustic guitar by recording and mixing engineer, David Peters at Oak House Recording.
Recording, Mixing and Mastering Services:
www.oakhouserecording.com
IG: @oakhouserecording
FB: / oakhouserecording
Quickly Featuring the Song: "Lonesome and Mad" by Under the Rug
• Under The Rug :: Lones...

[@aleksamrkela831]

Never thought I'd see a PWM compressor again! I'm blown away by how transparent and clean it sounds, considering it's analog. Hats off to Pom for making it work!

[@davidpetersmusic]

It does have a sonic vibe to it with the 6 big transformers inside, but the compression is really smooth and natural!

[@TheMixClub]

Man i like what it does to the sound of the rooms. It does not seam over cooked when your hitting it. I love what it does to the trans. I could go on all day. Something about this comp that I connect with. It does what i hear in my head. Again i love the simple style videos. It works!!! And it helps you know your shit right.... lol

[@davidpetersmusic]

It can really smash things without sounding like it's working too hard or coming apart. The fastest attack is actually how the originals were set. I should have spent more time on that setting. Thanks for chiming in!

[@gabrieleponticiello6842]

Thanks for your check: great!!!

[@Robert_Babicz]

great unit , thank you for the video

[@davidpetersmusic]

Thanks for watching!

[@bradleypower4803]

sounds great - I like the 1:1 option as well for a bit of saturation

[@davidpetersmusic]

This demo was actually the first time I tried the 1:1, and I agree! I'll definitely be using that in the future.

[@brandonashford561]

Love it.

[@davidpetersmusic]

I love that you love it.

[@RaunoPaananenAudio]

Sounds really nice!!

[@davidpetersmusic]

Thanks for listening and chiming in!

[@christophersmith2904]

Really impressive Thanks for the video Frenchie Smith

[@davidpetersmusic]

Thanks for checking it out and for the comment love!

[@jamescassidy4045]

Awesome brother!! Thanks for showing this one off! Sounded awesome!

[@davidpetersmusic]

It’s an interesting one! One day I’ll put it up against some other popular options. Thanks for chiming in!

[@jamescassidy4045]

@@davidpetersmusic Ya, its definitely got a unique sound! That box tone was pretty nuts! Ya, that would be cool! Peace brother!

[@tihinter]

sounds incredibly good. reminds me of my vintage adr compex. despite the fact it should be closer to the emt156, great river pwm501 or crane song stc8, being a pwm type compressor, too. would be interesting to compare against waves kramer pie.

[@davidpetersmusic]

I used to own a Compex and loved that as well. I like the idea of comparing it to the pluging. I used to own the Kramer, but I don't think I have WAVES installed on my system anymore.

[@ronson795]

Sounds great, sounds like Rock n Roll to me. A shame that they didn't put a dry/wet dial in it. Would be great to use the 1:1 ratio in parallel directly from the unit.

[@davidpetersmusic]

That would be cool - Just a saturation insert set just how you like it.

[@tobitweaks]

Sounds fantastic!!! I use the plug in on acoustic. Can imagine this being cool on Drums Para :) Great demo. All the best, Tobi

[@davidpetersmusic]

Have you tried the plugin on drum parallel? Could be cool!

[@tobitweaks]

@@davidpetersmusic I will! Thanks and all the best, Tobi

[@DistrictSoundLab]

Curious how the new Avedis PYE will compare. This one sounds pretty great. Although I can’t imagine making a hardware compressor nowadays and not adding a wet/dry control. Maybe they just want to be true to the original, but imagine what you could do with a blend control. It would make it 10x as useful IMO.

[@davidpetersmusic]

Yes, I'm curious how it compares as well. I do appreciate blend controls, but the lack of a wet/dry hasn't been an issue. I use Logic, which has a wet/dry control included in its hardware I/O plugin, so I just use that, or bring it up on a separate fader. Both of those options are saved and automated within the session, where a blend control on the box would not be.

[@DistrictSoundLab]

@@davidpetersmusicthat is a nice feature that I wish pro tools also had

[@AllenMichael]

Weren’t they going to make an actual PYE reissue? I remember seeing it namm 2022 or 2023

[@davidpetersmusic]

I think Avedis is also working on one. Apparently it's a tough circuit to get right.

[@Rhuggins]

Loving these videos - thanks so much. It almost sounds like a mix between a diode bridge - with a slower release than the neves - and a VCA. on AGTRs seems like it can control very nicely. I do feel like this could do a great job on a fingerstyle bass - especially with that low mid push and the musical punch, without the overly transformer colored sound which can sometimes smear bass sounds in my opinion

[@davidpetersmusic]

Thanks! It does remind me of diode bridge compressors - more toward the TG1 side of things. Believe it or not, there are SIX big Carnhill transformers in there! I did try it on an electric bass and it wasn't as complimentary as I expected it to be. I have not yet tried it on upright.

[@Rhuggins]

@@davidpetersmusic sorry i meant slower *attack times. The neves have ridiculously slow release times for modern music (and these to be fair look like they can be set that way as well). Funny about the transformers! Maybe thats why its not as “punchy” as one may expect, PWM can theoretically be very very fast, I didnt realize that about the unit. Sad to hear that about the bass. Are you thinking of keeping it? Seems like a rather expensive drum buss compressor- though it does sound really nice in that capactity

[@davidpetersmusic]

I think they're pretty average price-wise - cheaper than an API 2500, TG-1, some SSLs, etc. It's a nice balance/alternative to the Overstayer SFE, which is the other piece that often gets used on drums lately. No plans to move on from it at the moment, but who knows! And my bass attempts were brief, it might be great there given a little more time.

[@konfa5.056]

Какая крутая штука! manley variable mu +-

[@vibesstudiosessions]

Really cool.. Thanks for sharing :) Can i ask is the ambience on the drums real or a plugin/reverb.. it sounds really good.. love how it breaths when its compressed. Thanks again for making these videos..

[@davidpetersmusic]

The drum ambience is all room mics, no reverbs! I do occasionally put a Bricasti across the whole drum mix on a room setting. The guitars on the Under the Rug song do have ambience on them from an old RMX16. I hope that helps!

[@tihinter]

@@davidpetersmusicI’d love to see a oic of that room. how many mics do we hear on that example? what was the preamp?

[@davidpetersmusic]

@@tihinter These drums are from a session a few years ago. The drums were recorded in a good-sized living room with probably up to 12 or so mics on the drums, including room mics. A lot of the room sound comes from mics around the corner in the kitchen.

[@ayokiff1073]

I know it’s a far reach but wonder how it sounds compared to Art pro’s PWM

[@davidpetersmusic]

I didn't even know ART had a PWM comp!

[@tihinter]

can the pom be bought new at present?

[@davidpetersmusic]

Yes, but only directly from POM. There's a bit of a waiting list, but it's not that bad.

[@mirkomarkovic3438]

Uh that's how it's supposed to sound!

[@davidpetersmusic]

It’s nice to find gear that doesn’t sound wrong!

[@PrantoKoX]

Sounds R&R classic and therefore great! 💯🤘🏻🚀 Shame about that horrible ground buzz on your voice mic, though, really annoying and takes away from the professionality of the whole presentation. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@davidpetersmusic]

Agreed on the ground buzz. That lav mic does not play well with my overhead lights. Working on a solution for the next one!

[@PrantoKoX]

@@davidpetersmusic Maybe the lavalier got caught in the 60s vibe of the whole thing and was attempting some through-zero slow flanging in collaboration with the lights creating... a buzz! Gr@@vy?! 😉😉✌🏼

[@davidpetersmusic]

@@PrantoKoX Yes! It was an intentional "vibe".😜 That said, problem solved for the next video.

[@caspermaster-com]

very nice soundgoodizer 😍

[@davidpetersmusic]

It seems half of studio life is finding nice soundgoodizers!