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?
Listen for change in distance between quiet parts and loud parts (dynamic range). Compression may be affecting the loud parts, bringing them closer to in level to quiet parts (or, with make up gain - making the quiet parts louder - and closer to the loud parts)
Listen for consistency in a loud part (e.g., in recorded performance, the snare hit may not be exactly the same volume every time - compression can smooth that out, only affecting the loudest snare hits)
Yes i think i struggle with it also, i believe the volume perceived can trick you, it can sound louder but not necessarily more compressed, it's not necessarily aimed to tame transients ; you have to find other ways to monitor other parts ; Daniel gave a good one i'll try using his monitoring tip
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?
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