use more software compressors here than hardware ones. Even using different software compressors, will ad a different sound to a track, as they all use different algorithms. Anyway, you could still use your hardware ones but, not print it to a track. This is achieved in Sonar 7 with the External Hardware Insert feature. ----- Original Message ----- From: Omar Binno To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 5:50 PM Subject: [ddots-l] software vs external compressor Hello, I'm considering purchasing an external stereo compressor/preamp. What are some of your thoughts/experiences regarding software plugins/compressors vs external hardware ones? Will the external ones produce better quality compression, (make things sound warmer,) than plugins will? Thanks. Omar Binno www.omarbinno.com