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We all know compression turns things down.
And we say we know that you can use it to make quiet parts louder, but some of us (myself included at times) have a hard time actually using compression this way.
We feel like this — if a signal is passing through my compressor, that compressor needs to be squashing it at ALL times. No exceptions.
‘Tis a slippery slope…one that leads to overly-compressed, lifeless mixes.
BUT…let me remind you (and myself) of one of the many uses of compression. Check out the new video:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8Qj89MUDEs&feature=plcp
And if you want the full story on exactly how I set up the compressor in the video (plus a bunch of other stuff that will make you luuuv compression), go here:
In your recordings in your home studio, are you constantly worried about noise? Be honest, it’s okay if you are.
That is something that I have struggled with my entire recording career. Homes, apartments, houses — they’re just not very quiet. A professional recording studio is acoustically treated and isolated. If you walk into a pro vocal booth, it is dead quiet.
But the question I have for you is this — is that really that important? Here’s what I think: no, not really.