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Drum Buss Compression – Distortion – Parallel Processing (UBK1, Black76, Vertigo VSC2)

Leave a Comment / Drum Mix Tutorials, Mix theory / By joshlew

https://littlefishaudio.wistia.com/medias/uzxhvyvird?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Drum Buss Mixing Is there a better place to perfect the groove, vibe, and danceability of a track than the drums? I absolutely love the way that Lucas makes very clever use of compression, distortion, parallel processing and some saturation. Products used for instruction: Brainworks VSC-2 T-Racks Black 76 UBK-1 Let us know what …

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Making Programmed Drums Come to Life with a channel strip – McDSP 6050 Ultimate channel strip

Leave a Comment / Mix theory / By joshlew

We love the McDSP 6050 Ultimate Channel strip plugin for its versatility. This video is a good example of how to make programmed drums sound more life like.

Soundtoys Decapitator, Ubk-1, Vertigo VSC-2 and more…..Compression for drums

Mix theory, Parallel Compression / By joshlew

Lukas Rimbach was kind enough to lend us a hand by doing a video giving great pointers on how to treat Drum Bus. I love these subtle and not so subtle ways of introducing compression in parallel and directly to the signal as an insert. Product used: Kush UBK-1 Vertigo VSC-2 IK Multimedia T Racks …

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Compression Tutorial Videos: Learn how to mix with Compression

Mix theory, Must Read / By joshlew

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU9ja60JNcw&feature=share&list=PLhdeKtcwASnBjhPVhczf_Kfyz1FUBrLoN&index=1] It has taken me years to begin to feel somewhat comfortable using one of the most essential tools in the recording engineers arsenal: Compression. There is no way to get that hyper present, in your face quality in modern music without it. Learning to shape sound envelopes, controlling dynamics, to maximize impact takes a …

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Compression for mixing: Relating to its use as an ADSR envelope shaper

Mix theory / By joshlew

Basic compression tip: Thinking of a compressor as an ADSR (Attack Delay sustain release) envelope shaper. Look at the blobs of sound on the track you would like to reshape with a compressor. 1) With selector tool measure how long the sound takes to get from zero to peak in milliseconds. Set your compressors attack …

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Compressor or equalizer first?

Mix theory / By joshlew

When using compression and EQ together on the same source, which one should I put first? You should try it both ways and pick which sounds better to you, but here is the basic philosophy: Compressor’s try to turn down louder signals, right? So boosting frequencies before a compressor, will inevitably cause the compressor to …

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Do I need to put a compressor across the mix buss?

Mix theory / By joshlew

Many people do, but there are many different approaches to this, and the main key here is to use your ears. Try it! Virtually all music that’s commercially available today has been compressed at least a little bit while mixing, and again at the mastering phase. Every genre of music is different though, and the …

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