Being the Gear Head that I am, I find myself constantly browsing the
Internet and the music catalogs to see what new gear is on the market.
Lately however, I have changed my focus to watch for what gear has
been on the market for a long time and continues to be a great seller.
Surprisingly, most products in the music industry last less than 5
years before they go through an overhaul, upgrade, or are phased out
completely and replaced by a new model. In my research, I was able to
find very few products that have stood the test of time. One of these
products is the 3630 compressor from Alesis. The 3630 was first
introduced in 1991, giving it an unprecedented run of almost 15 years
on the market. Furthermore, I spoke with Alesis and they said it is
not going to go away anytime soon. I decided that we should see what
makes this compressor one of the most popular compressors on the
market today.

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