Bob Katz

“The sound of the DS1-MK3 is impeccable“

It is the most transparent, refined, flexible and least ‘digital sounding’ dynamics processor I have ever used. It is indispensable; I use it on over 90 percent of my mastering projects.

If you’re looking for ‘invisible’, this mode of the Weiss is the place. As a parallel compressor (underline ‘in parallel compressor’ mode) the Weiss is virtually colorless. It is the MOST transparent compressor I’ve ever heard. I guess you could say that it has ‘no color’, so don’t come here if you looking for color. It is designed to subtly and transparently boost low level signals. In many cases it does this better, easier, and more efficiently than any human being with a fader can do. An amazing box. I’ve devoted about three pages of my book to how to do parallel compression as invisibly as possible and the Weiss has the most flexibility to do this well, plus with its 40 Bit-float Sharc chip, it does it with incredible precision and purity of tone.

This box is the best upward expander, the best de-esser, and the best parallel compressor. Anything else I have in its place is audibly inferior for one reason or another.