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Thanks a lot! You made everything much more clear to me. In music that I am trying to create, I play the guitar, the bass, and would like to add some drum grooves and some synth effects. Is any of those better for learning compression?

I am trying to compress some audio to get a grasp on how does it work and how does it sound like :) I am not sure I fully understand. So if I have 10 tracks, I send all ten of them to same track to which I apply the compression? Or I have ten additional separate tracks so I can apply...

So you recommend that I record the signal dry into one channel, let's say channel A. Then I add a new track, let's say B, and send the signal from channel A to channel B, and set the reverb 100% wet so I hear only the reverb in channel B. And then I compress both signals with different settings?

Ok, I'll try to post them as soundcloud. I know they sound awful, that was intentional so I can try to manipulate the ugly punchyness :D Here's how the uncompressed track sounds like: https://soundcloud.com/moon_raven/experiment1-uncompressed And here's how it sounds after the compression...

I'd like to post the sounds, but am unsure on what is the best way to do it. Should I upload them as attachments, so that you must download and hear them? Or maybe upload them to soundcloud, make them private and post links here? Or is some other way preferred?

Hey, thanks for the quick response! I did not use any compression on my amp. I turned the reverb off now and experimented a bit with that, but what am I supposed to do when I actually want to record the guitar, and use reverb? Should I add reverb only in my DAW, and use no reverb from my amp?

Hello! I am a newbie to recording and am trying to learn some of the basics of mixing. I tried to learn how a compressor works, so I played a few punchy tones on the guitar and recorded them. After using some compression, the biggest difference I hear is that sound gets much more reverby...

Thanks for the replies. I'll try those things, and will search around for more info on compressors/limiters/EQs. Cheers! :)

Hey there! I did some recordings again, and tracks are quiet while recording as you said they should be. Now I'm satisfied with how something sounds, and I want to convert it to the final product now. What should I do to make it loud enough?

So I combine all tracks to one stereo and then I do mastering? And what can I do to a single stereo track then?

Hey, thanks a lot for the replies! I am not yet sure what in the process is actually called 'mixing' and what is called 'mastering'. And I am not trying to get something super-loud, just the mp3 I exported sounds a LOT quieter than the regular mp3 files, I really need to turn up the speakers to...

Hey there! I'm new to these forums and recording in general, this is my first question :) I use Cubase to record some guitar tracks, but when I export them to mp3, they sound quieter compared to normal mp3, and if I drag up the volume sliders in Cubase Mixer panel, I get some clipping. What is...