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Hello again,
I appreciate the help offered in my last post. This time I'm seeking guidance regarding the use of compressors. We have a dbx 266 which I had initially intended for vocals, but really need at least 2 more units for leveling. I'm now thinking that I'll use Groups 1 & 2 for lead (1) backup (2) vocals, then run those into the dbx's the questions are where to bring the returns back into my DDA CS8 and then what attack / release settings. I've ran manual gain control for so long I'm not sure about the settings. In the past the groups I\ve worked with have been so cash strapped that Its a challenge to work with some nice equipment. As always ALL input is welcome, Thanks again. Bill P.S. is there some site or book with guidelines about the use and settings for compressors? |
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On Feb 1, 1:25*pm, billssupport wrote:
Hello again, * * I appreciate the help offered in my last post. This time I'm seeking guidance regarding the use of compressors. We have a dbx 266 which I had initially intended for vocals, but really need at least 2 more units for leveling. I'm now thinking that I'll use Groups 1 & 2 for lead (1) backup (2) vocals, then run those into the dbx's the questions are where to bring the returns back into my DDA CS8 and then what attack / release settings. I've ran manual gain control for so long I'm not sure about the settings. In the past the groups I\ve worked with have been so cash strapped that Its a challenge to work with some nice equipment. As always ALL input is welcome, Thanks again. Bill P.S. is there some site or book with guidelines about the use and settings for compressors? You don't want to use your compressor in an effect loop because it will phase the hell out of your vocals. You need to use it in an insert. |
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On Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:28:54 -0800, ~~_/) ~~_/) ~~_/) ~~ Danny wrote:
On Feb 1, 1:25Â*pm, billssupport wrote: Hello again, Â* Â* I appreciate the help offered in my last post. This time I'm seeking guidance regarding the use of compressors. We have a dbx 266 which I had initially intended for vocals, but really need at least 2 more units for leveling. I'm now thinking that I'll use Groups 1 & 2 for lead (1) backup (2) vocals, then run those into the dbx's the questions are where to bring the returns back into my DDA CS8 and then what attack / release settings. I've ran manual gain control for so long I'm not sure about the settings. In the past the groups I\ve worked with have been so cash strapped that Its a challenge to work with some nice equipment. As always ALL input is welcome, Thanks again. Bill P.S. is there some site or book with guidelines about the use and settings for compressors? You don't want to use your compressor in an effect loop because it will phase the hell out of your vocals. You need to use it in an insert. While compression is normally an insert effect, you can also use it as an auxiliary effect for parallel compression. This does not cause phase problems as with analogue effects there is no noticeable latency, and with a DAW it should be latency compensated. Using one compressor on a bus with group of backup vox can work well too. It sounds different from individually compressing each track, as louder tracks duck quieter ones. This doesn't sound that unnatural for some reason, at least for pop/rock music. For vocals, try quite a long attack with a short release. |
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