| MIDI Keyboards/Giga/FirePod/KRK Etc. [message #61470] |
Sat, 17 December 2005 08:41  |
chuck duffy
Messages: 453
Registered: July 2005
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ally that
simple.
> > I have found that the performer often "plays" to the compression,
especially
> >during vocals. Think of it in terms of a guitar player playing to the
sound
> >of a sustained amp. You can't really get that after the fact. My
epiphany
> >about this occurred when I put my voice through a Lawson-DW Fearn-Manley
> >ELOP. For the first time in my recording experience, the damned thing
sound
> >right off the bat like a record. Not necessarily a good record, but a
record
> >nonetheless. :)
> >>
> >>
> >
>Funny, we don't track drums with compressors either, so far.
Everything else? Lots of it.
Jimmy
"Gantt Kushner" <gizmo@his.com> wrote in message
news:43A30A8E.F1E7B43@his.com...
> The RNC is a great little box for the bucks. If you're talking about
tracking
>
> thru compressors, I'd say this: I frequently (but not always) track
vocals,
> bass, guitars and horns thru compressors, usually dbx 160X for vocs, UREI
> LA-4's for guitars and bass (although the 160X is nice for them too) and
horns,
>
> then RNC (I have 3 of 'em). I never track drums thru compressors! Nor do
I
> ever gate drums. I would always rather have the un-compressed drum tracks
> first, then compress as needed after. In fact, I frequently don't
compress
> drums, even in the mix...
>
> Just my .02 worth.
>
> Gantt
>
> Sanbar wrote:
>
> > I'm thinking about trying to get rid of as many software effects as
> > possible. Is the idea of buying 4-5 RNC Compressors for drums along with
a
> > couple of good compressors for vocals and bass a crazy idea. The goal is
to
> > get the signal close enough on the way in that any touch up can be done
with
> > Paris software thus eliminating the latency situations.
> >
> > I'm guessing that most would find this ludicrous, but if anyone is
> > succeeding with such an idea I would be curious.
>Life seems to be good without the VIA drivers, t least o
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