25-02-2015, 12:00 PM
[quote='pauli' pid='29066' dateline='1424723788']
Thanks
Funny story... I was thumbing through the gearslutz forums this morning before I listened to Obelix's mix, and it was shocking to me how many people stated, under no uncertain terms, that you should NEVER compress a lead vocal, NEVER compress the mix buss, and unless you're working with crappy musician's recorded by an inept recording engineer, EQ is COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY. Absolutely shocked... fader riding is great and we should all be doing more of it, but even with perfect recordings (whatever that means) that mix would have no character for my taste. Especially once you've get a nice little collection of good compressors and EQs, I can't resist that sound.
Why should I never do main vocal compression ? I learned how to mix from 5 minutes to a better mix (videos from Graham Cochrane, Recording Revolution). Graham says that you can get better vocal sound by not just using one compressor, he says that stacking multiple compressors does wonders.
Thanks
Funny story... I was thumbing through the gearslutz forums this morning before I listened to Obelix's mix, and it was shocking to me how many people stated, under no uncertain terms, that you should NEVER compress a lead vocal, NEVER compress the mix buss, and unless you're working with crappy musician's recorded by an inept recording engineer, EQ is COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY. Absolutely shocked... fader riding is great and we should all be doing more of it, but even with perfect recordings (whatever that means) that mix would have no character for my taste. Especially once you've get a nice little collection of good compressors and EQs, I can't resist that sound.Why should I never do main vocal compression ? I learned how to mix from 5 minutes to a better mix (videos from Graham Cochrane, Recording Revolution). Graham says that you can get better vocal sound by not just using one compressor, he says that stacking multiple compressors does wonders.