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TylerDrums109
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How do i even begin to use it?...im lost on this concept...sorry for the large number of posts guys...but im trying to take in alot at a time since i plan on recording a demo with my band soon
mikemorgan
panned out
You use a gate to control noise (shouldn't be necessary).
Only compress if the track needs it, squashing a track makes it more "in your face" but also sucks the life out of any discernable playing style.
pohaku
New member
Eguitars are naturally compressed. I rarely need to apply additional compression. Record uncompressed, then you can apply compression later to see if it helps (or not).
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Fusioninspace
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One thing to try to do try different settings with the same track. Keep recording the same thing with different attack, release, ratio, thresholds, etc.
It's kind of funky and takes time, but depending on what you want to hear from a dynamic range it can definately smooth our your tracks.
The way I look at it is if I was a totally professional performer and played the exact same thing every night, then compression would probably not be as important to me (although, they would be the first ones to make sure their recorded tracks were compress properly
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There are plenty of post on this site and others that give you some solid starting points. And since your mentioned the band... everything will require different compression settings: vocal, guitar, bass, drum, etc.
Dont' rush it. Compression is one of the main things that seperate the men from the boys. But it can also keep you in the amature leagues if you're not careful.
It's kind of funky and takes time, but depending on what you want to hear from a dynamic range it can definately smooth our your tracks.
The way I look at it is if I was a totally professional performer and played the exact same thing every night, then compression would probably not be as important to me (although, they would be the first ones to make sure their recorded tracks were compress properly
).There are plenty of post on this site and others that give you some solid starting points. And since your mentioned the band... everything will require different compression settings: vocal, guitar, bass, drum, etc.
Dont' rush it. Compression is one of the main things that seperate the men from the boys. But it can also keep you in the amature leagues if you're not careful.
Tadpui
Well-known member
We had a brief discussion of a similar nature just a few weeks ago having to do with compression on guitars:
https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=274384
As far as gating, really the only reason you'd want to use it on a guitar track (or most any kind of track other than a drum kit) would be to make sure that the track stays totally silent when the guitar isn't playing. This helps control background noise and can actually do a lot of good when you've stacked lots of tracks on top of each other. All it takes is a little hiss or room noise on each track and it can add up to a pretty nasty amount of noise.
I'd set the threshold pretty low (meaning that it doesn't take much noise to open the gate), the attack pretty quick, and the release pretty slow as a starting point. Hopefully these settings will keep the gate from being noticable, and will keep it from constantly being opened and closed.
https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=274384
As far as gating, really the only reason you'd want to use it on a guitar track (or most any kind of track other than a drum kit) would be to make sure that the track stays totally silent when the guitar isn't playing. This helps control background noise and can actually do a lot of good when you've stacked lots of tracks on top of each other. All it takes is a little hiss or room noise on each track and it can add up to a pretty nasty amount of noise.
I'd set the threshold pretty low (meaning that it doesn't take much noise to open the gate), the attack pretty quick, and the release pretty slow as a starting point. Hopefully these settings will keep the gate from being noticable, and will keep it from constantly being opened and closed.