How to compress? I started a thread the other day featuring a great video on EQing techniques. https://www.gearspace.com/board/newb...16-how-eq.html I was wondering if anyone knows of a similarly good video on compression (dynamic range compression), so we can have a sister thread ...
Output: Gain control for raising the signal after compression. Should be set to compensate for attenuation. Think of it this way, you want to compress but you want to maintain a certain output volume during compression. The Next Step For more information on compression, including compressing the...
Solution: Compress the room mic recording. How to do it: Record your drum kit using both direct mics and aroom mic. Place the direct mics in front of each piece of kit. Place the room mic overhead. (more on mic’ing drums). Once you’ve got all the recordings in your DAW, apply...
How to Parallel Compress EVERYTHING BySonic Scoopon 09/20/2021 UAD Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor on Drums, Bass, Vocals & More ByIan Vargoon 11/18/2017 Using Compression for Spatial Clarity + Mix Buss Compression for Intimacy ByIan Vargoon 09/8/2016 ...
to decide when to compress the bass signal. If the bass is only compressing when the kick drum is engaged, this can create a tighter sound in the rhythm section. This technique is very popular in dance, electronic and pop music for the heartbeat or pumping feel it can bring to the ...
The next step is experimenting with how you want to compress the drums, because there are three popular ways to go about it. Compressing individual tracks—such as the kick, snare, toms or overheads—gives you definitive control over the impact and sound of each drum. This doesn’t mean yo...
Distortion sounds like a bad word, but it is a great way to add harmonic content to your sound. Using saturation can really help a sound cut through the mix, especially vocals, drums, bass, guitar, and lead synths. You can get good saturation with lots of plugins, likeSoundToys Decapitato...
Tip #6 – Parallel compression on drums is more subtle. If you want to compress the whole drum kit (not just the kick drum), you need to very careful. Applying compression directly to the drum overheads can quickly lead to disaster. ...
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One last consideration, other than the vocals at the forefront of the arrangement, is how to mix your dembow song. This is one type of production where you can easily overcompress your drums, as you want to keep the release tails as short as possible (and compression by nature will make...