20-03-2016, 10:42 PM
(14-03-2016, 03:08 PM)ulynch Wrote: Spill did affect the toms mics, so, since I hate gates (or don't know how to work them very well)
I think the mistake most people make with gates is trying to go full cut. That works well when the SNR is high but doesn't work when there's not enough difference because then you get this surge of inappropriate frequencies that makes it stand out really obviously. If you can get your open and close times set so that it's relatively smooth, gating is much more effective if you only try to drop back 3 or 6dB and precede the gate by the appropriate EQ to knock everything that's not tomtom. Sometimes gates work better before compression but most seem to feel that the better position is to follow your compressor (if you use one.)
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