06-05-2014, 01:00 AM
(04-05-2014, 01:16 AM)pauli Wrote: wow, 20:1 is bordering on using a limiter
Yes. A tactic I tend to avoid whenever possible. However, I am not averse to using compressors and limiters on individual tracks in a mix when they're called for; it's on the final mastering of a track that I flatly refuse to use any compression or limiting.
(04-05-2014, 01:16 AM)pauli Wrote: That's what I love about mixing... there are no right or wrong answers if it makes you feel good.
Probably one of the greatest universal truths about any art form, really. It's like juanjose1967 who always manages to make tracks mastered with compression and limiting sound good somehow. It's not a technique I generally approve of, but when something works I don't question it. Obviously he knows how to use a compressor in a transparent way, and I respect him for that. I've told him on more than one occasion if I ever find myself in a position of having to "master" one of my recordings to fall within a particular volume range I'll likely be seeking him out to do the mastering job as he's the only person I've met on here so far whose judgement I would trust applying compression to one of my "babies."