Bringing Dry Vocals Forward with Compression

[NolensVolens]

Reverb doesn't ever really sound right on my vocals, and I typically don't apply it. So I was interested in an article that said the engineer for the latest Coldplay album put the dry vocals through "various compressors" to bring the vocals forward and give them the desired effect without reverb. Anyone with an idea as to what was done (or have any tips for how to do something similar)?

thanks.

 

[TexRoadkill]

Compression always makes a track sound closer to the listener. Reverb usually makes something sound relatively farther away. I assume they used a couple compressors in a chain. Usually the first one is set to low ratio and threshold to compress the whole track a little bit. Then the next one is setup for limiting with a higher ratio and threshold.

 

[mixsit]

Once you get up and running with some compression, look at how attack and release times tug at 'front-back' prespectives also.
Wayne