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Originally Posted by Tommylicious  Well for me it's because i know i'm going to use (parralel) compression anyway. Note; i split the signal after the preamp so i record the same signal uncompressed. My focus goes down to the clean signal regarding mic placement etc. When compressing parralel you're settings are pretty extreme anyway so not so much of a hassle to dial in.
So for example; when i know i'll be mixing a track ITB it's just handy to allready have a well compressed copy of the signal there. This saves me dealing with plugins or using hardware inserts. Makes it's sort of a convinience thing too, now i can mix it down anywhere.
In another case this could save you sacrificing your one and only great hardware compressor in the mix for the parralel thing.
Also i believe a compressor affects the signal some what different before it hits the converters, resolution wise, but that's just a thought and not the reason i do it.
oh and sometimes i might not be using the compressed signal in the mix anyway, it's like recording with room mics, when you're mixing you decide by the ear what fits. |
Also, your compressed signal is converted once instead of 3 times as it would if you went in and then out and back in.