miroslav
Cosmic Cowboy
So do you see why I like to compress first?
...my advice of FILTER-> COMPRESS -> EQ was one of the best pieces of advice they ever got from any instructor. They all mentioned how much more professional their mixes...
Look...don't play word games, OK?
FILTER = EQ....so why are you saying that you like to compress first, when in fact you are actually applying EQ in front of the compressor...which is what kidcage was getting at.
That whole point of getting your EQ balanced before the comp is so that you then hit the comp with the most correct signal...that way the comp will not over/under react to frequencies that are out of place.
You're just trying to be clever in your wording as though you're recommending something original to your students, and here again...but it's friggin' old studio news...EQ cut before compression EQ boost afterward if needed to sweeten.
I heard that 30 years ago...before Pro Tools.
I've got stereo bus comps that have built in EQ before to cut, and boost only EQ after the comp circuit....because that was/is the most correct order....but it's not an absolute need to always do that.