Incanus
Nerd-man
It seems to me that a lot of people use compression on a number of instruments as a matter of course while mixing. I'm guessing that most of the time, it is because the style of music being mixed is commonly done that way and is therefore part of that particular style.
I like to think that I mostly understand what a compressor does, but my question is: Should compression be used on a track that generally sounds how you want it and already has a dynamic performance that works well with the rest of the mix?
Right now I'm leaning towards answering with a no.
I will most certainly experiment and use my own ears to answer this question as I continue to learn more about my gear and the theory of mixing, but I was hoping for a few insights into this matter by some of the wise and wonderful folks here.
I like to think that I mostly understand what a compressor does, but my question is: Should compression be used on a track that generally sounds how you want it and already has a dynamic performance that works well with the rest of the mix?
Right now I'm leaning towards answering with a no.
I will most certainly experiment and use my own ears to answer this question as I continue to learn more about my gear and the theory of mixing, but I was hoping for a few insights into this matter by some of the wise and wonderful folks here.