05-05-2014, 12:25 PM
Thanks for the comments guys.
Pauli - I do use a 2mix bus compressor (analog) but it is only 'tickling' the VU: usually less than 1 dB, then into a valve EQ (HPF, dip mud, +/- air/upper mids) to print; from the print I used a waves L2 limiter to bring it up to level. Listening back - I think you're right: it is too compressed - I'm going to go through the tracks and see what can be loosened up a bit. Again this was a first pass static mix - no automation: so guitar solo and ear candy parts to come thru next. Will probably drop the vocal level a touch. The organ part has both a mic on the horns and one on the low speaker. I high passed the horns and gave them a significant amount of air. As a result you can hear more of the room in the track: for me, thats what makes it really work. I tend to do quick digital edits on the tracks to get rid of spillage when the instrument is not playing, and so, compression can be used more readily.
Takka360 - Loudness wars again?
Cheers guys! L8rs
Pauli - I do use a 2mix bus compressor (analog) but it is only 'tickling' the VU: usually less than 1 dB, then into a valve EQ (HPF, dip mud, +/- air/upper mids) to print; from the print I used a waves L2 limiter to bring it up to level. Listening back - I think you're right: it is too compressed - I'm going to go through the tracks and see what can be loosened up a bit. Again this was a first pass static mix - no automation: so guitar solo and ear candy parts to come thru next. Will probably drop the vocal level a touch. The organ part has both a mic on the horns and one on the low speaker. I high passed the horns and gave them a significant amount of air. As a result you can hear more of the room in the track: for me, thats what makes it really work. I tend to do quick digital edits on the tracks to get rid of spillage when the instrument is not playing, and so, compression can be used more readily.
Takka360 - Loudness wars again?
Cheers guys! L8rs