quick newbie analog rack question.....

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If I have 24 tracks OTB analog and I want to compress all of them would I need 12 2-channel out compression units or would I just need one unit that can be dialed into the effects sends all across the board?
 
you would need 24 compressors. Putting one on the master buss won't do the same thing since you will be summing alot of sound and compressing that
 
I think the bigger question is *why* you'd need to compress every channel... I'd say there's something pretty seriously wrong if you ever neede that many compressors on a mix...

Although, I've also heard of people who use a compressor on ever channel in digital... And they pretty much sound seriously wrong, so I guess I answered my own question... :eek:
 
Massive Master said:
I think the bigger question is *why* you'd need to compress every channel...

hahaha no kiddin......just curious though....I'm not a comressaholic

so how do you assign a particular compressor to a particular chanel? if i'm not mistaken there is a send and a return labeled 1,2,3 and so on , I thought if you had for an example a compressor in 1 and a reverb in 2, all you would need to do would be turn the send 1's all the way down the board for compression, and turn the send 2's for reverb....

or you could just record the original signal with the effect on it right ? :confused:
 
Well you really shoud have a compressor (and all dynamic processers) as an insert, not a send/return
 
Massive Master said:
I think the bigger question is *why* you'd need to compress every channel... I'd say there's something pretty seriously wrong if you ever neede that many compressors on a mix...

Hey! I put compressors on about 90% of my channels... at least! Well, if I'm mixing modern rock or metal that is. I wouldn't say it's because I *NEED* compression to get it to sit, it's more of a 'feel' issue. Of course, I tend to use fairly light compression most of the time.
 
Yeah, depending on the genre, I will use a LOT of compressors! Nearly every track! Then I might compress the drum group too! And the vocal group!

I have had times where there was compression on most of the tracks, subgroups, AND the master buss, then it got compressed more in mastering.

Whatever works to achieve your production goal! No rules!!!

But, I must say, that with a lot of rock music, the more compressors you have, the more you can achieve a lot of what you have heard.

Even though it isn't considered "compression" per se, a LOT of drum tracks are still recorded on analog tape first, with VERY hot levels, then tranferred to the DAW. So, the hot levels to tape IS COMPRESSION. So, maybe they aren't using compression at mix time on the drums, but it was there during tracking!

No rules! Just what gets the job done!
 
That sounds like something Behringer the all new ULTRA MEGA EXPRESSION COMPANDER PRO great for adding a bit of noise...I mean CHARACTER to a signal :D
 
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