Mixing Techiques(N.Y Compression Trick)

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I have no idea what the article is trying to suggest (6dB boosts at 100Hz?!?) but it has absolutely nothing to do with parallel ("New York") compression.
 
you use the eq in order to make the drums come out in the mix.you dont need to use it if you don't like it....
 
I don't get it either. Blindly doing that to every drum track, and then vaguely instructing someone to "move the fader of the compressor track till the drums sound nice" is about as useful as saying "keep the reverb effect level lower than the tracked instruments".

What I want to know is - how to I move the fader till the drums sound nasty. Like "spank me you kinky little NY subway rat" kind of nasty. :p
 
YOgurtbeats said:
you use the eq in order to make the drums come out in the mix.you dont need to use it if you don't like it....
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But it (the blog post) still has absolutely nothing at all to do with parallel compression. And personally, I find it a rather ---- irresponsible (?) thing to suggest something as radical as 6-8dB boosts or cuts to *anything* without an awfully good reason for it (as opposed to suggesting that it's actually a decent idea).

Either way, I don't know if you skipped the entire part about the "NY compression" part of the blog post, but -- I mean really, it makes no sense whatsoever. It's not about compression, it's not about parallel compression, it's not about proper EQ'ing (doing things like "listening" and "applying the EQ that's proper to fit the mix" and what not) -- All it suggests is throwing a compressor on a group (well, it *should* say that, but at least it alludes to it) and move the "fader" (?) on the compressor "till the drums sound nice" (while using the fastest attack and slowest release (again, arbitrary, without reason or warning).

This is some sort of "new" New York compression...

miroslav said:
He's just spamming his beats for sale.....
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Yeah, sorta figured that after reading a couple more blog posts that made about as much sense as this one.
 
You can try it....it's working!!!!
 
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Massive Master said:
Try what - The article that has nothing at all to do with the title?
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C'mon man.the title is N.Y Compression,and in this article i explain how to do the parrarel compression.The equing is just an additional thing
Dont tell me that the article has nothing to do with the title...
 
YOgurtbeats said:
C'mon man.the title is N.Y Compression,and in this article i explain how to do the parrarel compression.The equing is just an additional thing
Dont tell me that the article has nothing to do with the title...
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You are spamming your site.

Please stop doing that now. OK?
 
YOgurtbeats said:
C'mon man.the title is N.Y Compression,and in this article i explain how to do the parrarel compression.The equing is just an additional thing
Dont tell me that the article has nothing to do with the title...
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This is the whole article as I see it on the page:
Mixing Techniques(New York)
N.Y.(New York) is a drum mixing technique that has to do with compressing the drums.

HOW TO DO IT
Send your drum tracks(kick,snare,hi-hat,tambourine,etc.)to a stereo track
Use a Compressor and adjust it with the fastest attack and slowest release
Use a parametric Eq.
Select a peaking bandtype with a narrow Q.Move it at 100 hz and increase the gain about 6-8 db
Select a peaking bandtype with a narrow Q.Move it at 10000 hz and increase the gain about 6-8 db
Move the fader of the compressor track till the drums sound nice along with the other instruments.
You can also send the bass to the compressor track for a bigger and phatter bass.
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There's not a word in there that has anything to do with NY style compression -- Or compression for that matter -- except for "use a compressor" and then the rather subjective and potentially unusual suggestions about A&R -- and then later a single reference to "moving the fader of the compressor" (whatever that means) "till the drums sound nice" (snip).

Maybe you linked to the wrong article...?
 
I read the instructions. I get what he's saying when he says, "send your drums to a stereo track". I think he's vaguely implying that you send it to an aux track or a parallel buss. THAT I get. What the OP and author of this advice (the internet can give you great instructions on how to cut your head off) doesn't get is that the EQ tip is a very, very bad tip to a serious engineer and a very misleading one to a novice. Why? Because you can't just give everything a smiley face EQ (which is what it is) and think it's going to work. That's not how EQ works. We know that. The pros know that. He doesn't know that, which makes him wholly unqualified to give any advice, period.

It's one of the first rules of recording and production, man. PROCESSING IS SUBJECTIVE TO THE MATERIAL, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

Cheers :)
 
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