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Johnni Canzoneri
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Do you compress every instruments in your beats? and if yes you know how to compress bass, strings, synths etc etc...???
you would only compress a sound that needed more... definition in the mix. Usually I only compress the drums, though sometimes a little compression on a soft string or synth can bring it out a little more.
Most sounds that come off of keyboard workstations are already heavily compressed/reverbed/souped up and you dont need to add too much in terms of dynamics...
Most sounds that come off of keyboard workstations are already heavily compressed/reverbed/souped up and you dont need to add too much in terms of dynamics...
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Johnni Canzoneri
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Thanks a lot thats exactly what i want to hear! thanks again man.
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Skrangs
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Also, keep in mind, although you may not compress each individual instrument or buss, you will compress the entire mix once it's done and anything that wasn't compressed will then be compressed. It won't necessarily be aggressive, but it will (should) fall in place.
audiotecnicality
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Compress only if necessary in the mixing stage...if you're going to get your project mastered, you want to leave the Mastering Engineer room to work out relative dynamics issues between songs.
As a general note: once you destructively add compression (or limiting) it's very hard to get rid of it (if it becomes a problem in later stages of production).
That said, use compression to thicken an element, to give it a more consistent or constant presence in the mix.
As a general note: once you destructively add compression (or limiting) it's very hard to get rid of it (if it becomes a problem in later stages of production).
That said, use compression to thicken an element, to give it a more consistent or constant presence in the mix.
Monkey Mouse
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audiotecnicality said:
I agree 100% - don't use it unless you absolutely have to.
Mastering engineers don't like it when a mix is too compressed - gives them a lot less room to work.
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MASSIVE Mastering
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If compression is required to reduce the dynamic range, that's wonderful.
If it's needed to add a little "glue" to the mix, that's also wonderful.
Once it's used for sheer increase in volume at the main buss level, that's where M.E.'s get a little wrecked - That goes with ANY type of limiting on the main buss also.
A lot of anomalies are common and easy to tackle when it's a steady-state issue. Once there are dynamics controls across the main buss, those issues aren't steady-state anymore.
If it's needed to add a little "glue" to the mix, that's also wonderful.
Once it's used for sheer increase in volume at the main buss level, that's where M.E.'s get a little wrecked - That goes with ANY type of limiting on the main buss also.
A lot of anomalies are common and easy to tackle when it's a steady-state issue. Once there are dynamics controls across the main buss, those issues aren't steady-state anymore.
