gentlejohn
New member
Hi Folks!
My New Years Resolution for 2014 is to get a small, analogue home-studio up'n'running and I am currently in the process of sourcing some 'bare necessities' as it were (on a budget ie: scouring the secondhand market!)
I'm a Singer-songwriter and will be working in isolation but attempting to make my recordings sound like a band by building up my tracks one by one through multi-tracking (that's the idea anyway!) Today's questions are to do with: COMPRESSORS
- Are they a 'bare necessity' or can I get by without one? (I have tried using one in the past but ran into difficulty with it - the way I was using it my source sounded better without!)
- Considering the way I'll be recording (ie: solo) if I get one, will I need a 2 Channel STEREO model or, for my particular recording set-up, will a MONO one suffice?
- Convince me I even need one! (I appear to have a bit of a mental block with 'em!)
- Any recommendations as to what might be a good one to get and how best to utilise one? Does EVERYTHING have to have compression? Would you use it as an aux send/return across all tracks or just on individual tracks - I don't really 'get it' when it comes to stuff like this so, if I get one, definitely the simpler the better methinks!
Thanks again folks - I'll get there ..... eventually!!!
My New Years Resolution for 2014 is to get a small, analogue home-studio up'n'running and I am currently in the process of sourcing some 'bare necessities' as it were (on a budget ie: scouring the secondhand market!)
I'm a Singer-songwriter and will be working in isolation but attempting to make my recordings sound like a band by building up my tracks one by one through multi-tracking (that's the idea anyway!) Today's questions are to do with: COMPRESSORS
- Are they a 'bare necessity' or can I get by without one? (I have tried using one in the past but ran into difficulty with it - the way I was using it my source sounded better without!)
- Considering the way I'll be recording (ie: solo) if I get one, will I need a 2 Channel STEREO model or, for my particular recording set-up, will a MONO one suffice?
- Convince me I even need one! (I appear to have a bit of a mental block with 'em!)
- Any recommendations as to what might be a good one to get and how best to utilise one? Does EVERYTHING have to have compression? Would you use it as an aux send/return across all tracks or just on individual tracks - I don't really 'get it' when it comes to stuff like this so, if I get one, definitely the simpler the better methinks!
Thanks again folks - I'll get there ..... eventually!!!