dtchegloff
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Hello,
I recently started music production and mixing in Logic Pro X and now I wanted to get into compressors, as they seem to be an important part in mixing.
People use them on almost every track, so I tried it out: just a Logic drummer event, unedited (no EQ, too). Just to hear something, I applied the Logic compressor to the Drum Master and just selected the "Drum Mix" preset. I didn't change anything except for the "make up" to have the same volume on both. The graph shows that there is some medium compression happening, but I almost hear no difference. When I'm using a compressor a bit stronger, the first thing I notice, is that the Hi-Hat (or ride-cymbal) gets louder, and the bass drum loses a lot of it's punch. But I thought, the point of compression is to make an instrument more important in the mix, but like that, the drum set just loses its strength.
I attached both files, maybe you hear the difference and/or can help me with that.
Thank you in advance,
d.tchegloff
View attachment Drums without Compression.mp3View attachment Drums with Compression.mp3
I recently started music production and mixing in Logic Pro X and now I wanted to get into compressors, as they seem to be an important part in mixing.
People use them on almost every track, so I tried it out: just a Logic drummer event, unedited (no EQ, too). Just to hear something, I applied the Logic compressor to the Drum Master and just selected the "Drum Mix" preset. I didn't change anything except for the "make up" to have the same volume on both. The graph shows that there is some medium compression happening, but I almost hear no difference. When I'm using a compressor a bit stronger, the first thing I notice, is that the Hi-Hat (or ride-cymbal) gets louder, and the bass drum loses a lot of it's punch. But I thought, the point of compression is to make an instrument more important in the mix, but like that, the drum set just loses its strength.
I attached both files, maybe you hear the difference and/or can help me with that.
Thank you in advance,
d.tchegloff
View attachment Drums without Compression.mp3View attachment Drums with Compression.mp3