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Mixing with Impact
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Mixing with Impact

by Wessel Oltheten
March 2018
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
364 pages
10h 55m
English
Routledge
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Chapter 12Bus Compression

The Sum of the Parts

 

When I first started in my home studio, the bands I recorded were not made up of professional musicians. The consistency in their playing (as well as my own by the way) often left a lot to be desired. I soon learned to use compressors to keep the parts together a bit more. For a long time, a compressor remained just that in my mind: a tool to make sure that no notes are too loud or too soft. Later, when I started working with electronic music, I learned how others mix in that genre. To my surprise, all kinds of compressors were used. For years I had seen compression as a tool to provide a more consistent snare drum sound to inconsistent drummers. But now I suddenly discovered that people even ...

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ISBN: 9781351624237