Fearless Gear Review: Alctron 500 Series Compressor

Fearless Gear Reviews returns with an unsponsored look at the cheapest analog compressor I could find: The Alctron 500 series compressor! Is it any good? Is it worth $150? It is garbage?
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Most of the mix was done with the PSP infinistrip... which is freakin' AMAZING.
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What else is in the rack:
Midas 522 Compressor (cheap and awesome) https://imp.i114863.net/y7Na2
Lindell FET Compressor: https://imp.i114863.net/B4GKx
Lindell Passive EQ: https://imp.i114863.net/XJr14

Cranborne 500 Rack: https://imp.i114863.net/9kMYQ

Music Performed by Jackson Ward & Erik Arko

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