How It Was Recorded

Gear · compressor

Alan Smart C2

Records it appears on · 1

  • Unlimited Love

    Red Hot Chili Peppers · Album, 2022

    • Tracking, mix and effects · Mix effectsVerifiedMix bus compressor with a wet/dry blend and sometimes a low-cut filter on its sidechain.

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First choice · Close match

Waves SSL G-Master Buss Compressor

compressor

The C1 and C2 are bus compressors in the SSL style. This models the SSL G-series bus compressor, not the Smart unit.

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Alternative · Close match

Solid State Logic SSL Native Bus Compressor 2

compressor

The C1 and C2 are bus compressors in the SSL style. This is SSL's own bus compressor plugin.

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