
wheelema
Boner-obo
I am working on voiceovers and female vocals. My current signal chain is a SM7B into a 1010LT (using 1010LT preamps). I do not, at this time, have the money for external preamps, but I am looking forward to it.
The problem I have is with compression.
Right now, using plugins provided by Ableton Live Delta and Tracktion, I have been playing with compression, and understand and appreciate what it does. But the signal is, of course, being captured before it is compressed, which allows me to play with different values/settings and experiment.
With $1K to spend on one 'gold' channel, I have been considering a dual channel Toft ATC-2 (which strickly speaking provides one channel more than I need... at least right now) vs. a single John Hardy M2 channel. The Toft provides compression and EQ, the John Hardy does not. While I toy with the idea of buying the John Hardy the questions that come to mind are...
The problem I have is with compression.
Right now, using plugins provided by Ableton Live Delta and Tracktion, I have been playing with compression, and understand and appreciate what it does. But the signal is, of course, being captured before it is compressed, which allows me to play with different values/settings and experiment.
With $1K to spend on one 'gold' channel, I have been considering a dual channel Toft ATC-2 (which strickly speaking provides one channel more than I need... at least right now) vs. a single John Hardy M2 channel. The Toft provides compression and EQ, the John Hardy does not. While I toy with the idea of buying the John Hardy the questions that come to mind are...
- What does compression before capture buy me?
- As I get better using virtual compression, will the time come when I should buy a external compressor to take my efforts to a more professional level?