I've been looking through the search engine and still can't find specifically if I should, or if it's common to apply compression to drums on the way in(when recording). Right now I have good levels, between -18 and -12 on average, some peaking at around -9 but I'm wondering if I should maybe apply at least a limiter or some compresion on the snare and kick and maybe get more prescence out of them wiith the increased gain that I'll be able to afford.
I apologize for the newbie question, but I've been spending hours tonight pouring over the forums looking for some answers I need by tomorrow's recording session. A couple of the songs really have some heavier hitting on the snare and kick but have really light sections as well so turning down to keep the heavy sections levels in the right place has the quiter sections maybe too soft sounding. Is this a time to apply compression when recording?
I apologize for the newbie question, but I've been spending hours tonight pouring over the forums looking for some answers I need by tomorrow's recording session. A couple of the songs really have some heavier hitting on the snare and kick but have really light sections as well so turning down to keep the heavy sections levels in the right place has the quiter sections maybe too soft sounding. Is this a time to apply compression when recording?