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mixsit
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See if this makes sense.
I noticed that with a regular comp, sometimes it dulls the signal but you can get some of it back if you shorten the release time to very fast, 5-20 ms, and you can pull some of it out with to slow release. Some of this high end is coming right after the peak, some of it might be ambience.
Putting the comp on in the first place is apt to bring up ambience and background, even if all we were trying to do is control the peaks, and even at slower settings.
Now with a multi-band comp, a little light comes on.
As you compress or limit a mix, again you are bringing up the quieter stuff even if it was only the peaks you were going after.
Some parts of that background might sound better than others, but that is one of the trade offs- it's wetter.
But as the frequency ranges are split up, you now have some control of the decay of each band. (Actually the make-up gain's recovery rate) This turns out to be somewhat of a density control for different parts of the spectrum.
-In the high-mid band it could pull out shrillness energy with normal or slower releases.
-While on the top band an extra fast release changes and fills in the top.
That's about it I guess. Maybe some of the full timers can fix wherever I might have got off track...
I had not messed with one of these software plugs much before tonight, (mostly just single band and peak limiting). This low ratio multi-band effect reminds me of something I haven't used or heard in a while- the Valley People 610 (FWIW) Which seems like sort of an odd connection.
Just wanted to share. It's been an interesting night.
Cheers
Wayne
I noticed that with a regular comp, sometimes it dulls the signal but you can get some of it back if you shorten the release time to very fast, 5-20 ms, and you can pull some of it out with to slow release. Some of this high end is coming right after the peak, some of it might be ambience.
Putting the comp on in the first place is apt to bring up ambience and background, even if all we were trying to do is control the peaks, and even at slower settings.
Now with a multi-band comp, a little light comes on.
As you compress or limit a mix, again you are bringing up the quieter stuff even if it was only the peaks you were going after.
Some parts of that background might sound better than others, but that is one of the trade offs- it's wetter.
But as the frequency ranges are split up, you now have some control of the decay of each band. (Actually the make-up gain's recovery rate) This turns out to be somewhat of a density control for different parts of the spectrum.
-In the high-mid band it could pull out shrillness energy with normal or slower releases.
-While on the top band an extra fast release changes and fills in the top.
That's about it I guess. Maybe some of the full timers can fix wherever I might have got off track...
I had not messed with one of these software plugs much before tonight, (mostly just single band and peak limiting). This low ratio multi-band effect reminds me of something I haven't used or heard in a while- the Valley People 610 (FWIW) Which seems like sort of an odd connection.
Just wanted to share. It's been an interesting night.
Cheers
Wayne
