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eddiewould
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 Posted - 2005/07/15 : 13:16:45
Its a good idea to set the output gain to NEGATIVE and then on the mixer raise the level. I had it the wrong way round (Output gain positive, lower level on the mixer)....
Now it actually works :)
(Wasn't obvious to me, maybe not obvious to another beginner producer)
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Hard2Get
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Posted - 2005/07/15 : 22:01:41
I'm not totally sure what you mean by that, do you mind describing it differently?
But if you mean that when compressing stuff that you should turn down the output gain and not the imput gain, then yeah, your right, the compression has much more of an effect that way :)
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eddiewould
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Posted - 2005/07/16 : 03:52:40
Sure. I knew I wanted a better kick and for some reason my mind told me that meant louder. So I had the compressor working as an 'expander' rather than as a compressor. I.e it was making the sound more dynamic rather than less dynamic.
By having it less dynamic you can raise the level on the mixer without it distorting AND it becomes fatter - because the transient is no longer so big compared to the rest.
Hope that makes sense. I'm probably the only person stupid enough to have this the wrong way around though.
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