Lucas really has an ear for mixing! This video is a fantastic example of what works on Hip Hop drums. https://littlefishaudio.wistia.com/medias/toye8uq8gh?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Trim before. IK Multimedia T-Racks Quad Image to keep mono kick. Slate VariMu on Kick Sound Toys Decapitator on Kick Waves V-Comp on claps MS Dynamic technique on Clap Eq Brainworks bx_Dyn EQ v2 […]
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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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I began learning recording technique as an intern, assistant, and engineer at Studio Center recording studios in miami, Fl starting in june of 2002. The first compressor that I was quickly able to get fantastic results with was the DBX 160 VU. At the time it was hard wired to a Demeter VTMP tube preamp.
[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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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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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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