Hey everyone, can someone give me some tips on how to play Dr. Compressor?
I listen for the attack and sustain mostly on the transients. Usually the sample where the attack is rounder and shorter its the sample without compression (or at least less compression). And when the transients sustain are longest it is the most compressed version (and vice versa).
But sometimes it seems like this is flipped. Is that because some samples get compressed with a slower attack or faster release? If so, what other characteristics should i listen for?
It’s easy to fall into the mindset that more hours = faster progress, but I think that can be a bit of a paradox. Like physical training, growth often happens during recovery.
Yesterday I mixed an event for 8 straight hours — line check, monitors, rehearsal, and show — and today I feel completely cooked. The ear fatigue is real. At that point, is it worth forcing a training session, or is it better to come back fresh?
Personally, I think that time spent isn't nearly as important a factor as intention. If you're cooked, your brain is gonna check out while your body moves on auto pilot. You can push to get work done but you're unlikely to meaningfully grow on days you force yourself to get through it.
Really depends on what you're trying to do. Have a deadline for a client and need to get work out the door? It's not ideal but a deadline's a deadline. Them's the brakes. Push. Have an itch in your brain that this song is never gonna get finished if you don't work on it every single day? Our brains have a tendency to go straight to panic when we're exhausted - if you want it to be your best, you have to put in your best effort. Rest.
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