Russel Elevado on Gearslutz

Gearslutz actually hosts Russell Elevado.

As you may know, Russell owns a Dynax and it sounds like he's really happy with it :

i love the dynax! in my opinion, it's one of the most original designs to come out in a long while. it's a little hard to describe unless you've used one. it's like how the company describes it; a sound shaper...

actually Olivier Bolling, the man who designed this axe, and i are acquainted. we met at "plus xxx" studios in paris when i was mixing keziah's black orpheus. at that time he was the chief tech there and also designed their studios. i shipped some of my gear over for the mixing and olivier recognized some of the pieces i had. he is a big fan of vintage and boutique gear. so we had that connection straight away. he told me he was in the process of designing his own gear and wanted to keep in touch.

he contacted me about a year ago and asked if i was interested in demo'ing a new opto compressor he designed. and he also said that i'm probably going to dig it. so of course i said, "ship it out straight away!". he sent me a prototype and well, i've been using it all the time since i got it. it's one of the most versatile compressors i've ever used. you can use it on just about anything. i get great results on vocals, bass, drums, guitars, you name it. it takes a minute to get used to what it does. in fact i'm still learning little nuances about it.

you can go very subtle or very aggressive with four compression settings. the last setting which he calls "antidyna" is very fun to use indeed. it gives you some extreme limiting where you can achieve reverse cymbal effects very easily, for example. this really rounds out my collection quite nicely. and i really couldn't compare it with any one compressor. this is my latest favorite toy and i tell everyone about. i'm waiting for some of the new things he's designing. he's just finishing up his final tweaks on his mic pre design which should be ready in the next few months. he's got some other things cooking which he just hinted at but didn't go into details. if they're anything like the dynax, then i'm sure they'll have a unique way of processing your sound as well....

Bravo Olivier for designing an outstanding and unique compressor!