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What exactly is a distressor, other than being a special type of compressor/limiter? Does anyone know of a CD mastered using one so I know what it sounds like?

Ok, I saw a good deal on a limiter / maximizer plugin... sale $29, regular $200 from Waves. The L1. Let's say I've got some compression and eq on the master channel and I have 12 mixes in the project and I want to use the L1 to maximize the sound so that the wave forms peak out at lets say...

I've got a VST tape simulator in my Wavelab CD creation program, which gives me what I want to hear in that respect - but I usually use a dithering function before I bounce the master in ProTools as an RTAS. Can I put the tape simulator after the dither like that, and not mess up the dithering...

I don't own a good brickwall limiter/maximizer. But I do own a good Waves RCompressor. How would I build a limiter/maximizer with using different settings on the RCompressor? What would the settings be? So far I've set the attack and release as small as the RCompressor will allow, and set the...

I have a few unrelated terms or applications I need advice on. I play around with these, but would like to know a more technical definition of them. 1. Bias - what is it? I see "bias" in saturation applications. 2. Vox - I've seen that in my Compression folder. Again, what is it? 3...

This partial song clip is part of a song written by Peg Schippert called, "Love of the Father." I'm finally pretty happy with the results of the mix. We used a band reverb and a lead vocal reverb separately, and some delay on everything, and finally some stereo width on the instruments...

Could someone explain the definitions of bit rates (8, 16, 24) and dithering bit depth (16, 18, 20) and the difference betweent the two?

Does PT M-powered 8.0.5 come with AIR plug-ins? I thought at one time I had them on my computer on 8.0.5. I had to reinstall, and now I don't have them anymore. Does anybody know?

My interface is acting up. I hate it, the Fast Track Ultra costed $399 and it's not working, and I'm in the middle of a project. When I bring up the software portal on the device I notice channels 3,4,5 and 6 don't work anymore! Arrg. So it's crashing on me, like when I save a session or...

Actually, the question is about making the master fader inactive. If you've got 2 or 3 plugins on the master fader, no matter what program you're using, does this affect the new track's sync with playback?

Let's say you're adding a bass track, just for instance, to a song and you've already added an auxillary reverb channel and a master fader channel with let's say a compressor, eq, and maxim. My new tracks I add in later have been playing behind a hair, I think because of the latency from the...

Of course, here it applies as well as anything I do with mixing music files - the talent that went into singing and writing this song (my friend Peg) is way beyond any talent it takes to put the sound files together. I'm very priviledged to work with her. With that being said, she and her...

I wasn't sure where to post this - I've got a situation where I own Pro Tools and a small computer, a couple of good mics, and that's it - and I have a good enough ear to mix and edit some simple acoustic situations. So I turned it all into a business, and I've recorded projects for about 12...

The knowledge base at AVID says there is compatibility with MP 8.0.5 and Fast Track Pro interface on Win 7 x64, but I want to ask you guys first. If there are any issues with this combination, please post. Or if you know it works fine, please post. PTMP 8.0.5 is already installed and working...

I am currently using XP with PTMP 8.0.5, and a Fast Track Ultra for my interface. I never had this happen to me before, except when you play with solo buttons extensively. I wasn't soloing or muting anyone, and had about 10 tracks playing back thru the monitors on a song. I stopped the music...

I've done some looking on AVID, and find their searches difficult to follow. I just want to know a simple thing.. Do you need the AC adapter plugged into an M-Audio fast track pro for ptmp 8.0.5 on XP? Some of these devices work fine on the USB power, some don't. I haven't bought it yet, but...

This song was done using Pro Tools' standard plug-ins. I had some help mixing it, and I enjoy the results, but I wanted to get other peoples' opinions.. I played all the instruments except bass, and sang all the vocals.

Can I upload a song that belongs to Arthur Hamilton (Cry Me a River) if it's done at my studio by some friends of mine? I know some forums cover you for BMI, ASCAP, and SESAC. That's why I'm asking...

Although I've been mixing, I don't know what the official defiinition of mixing is. Does it include all the effects you put on as well as the volume controls? And what's the definition of mastering? Is it what you put on the master track? I would think so, but I've never really had those...

I made up this tune back in 2006. I had Pro Tools, but didn't know a lot about how to archive, and I think the hard drive it was on busted, because it was a cheap USB device, something that shouldn't have been used anyway. But I made some CDs and so recently I loaded the songs back on Protools...