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Originally Posted by Musiclab  I would avoid limiting completely, compression on the other hand can HELP make your snare punchy. BTW they do alot more than just clip the converters, they're using some very serious compressors |
Some do, some use hardly any. I've seen Tom Baker and Ted Jensen use hardly any, in fact, Tom just basically uses his Manley to let the tubes absorb a bit, the needle moved about .5 db.
If the question is how do I keep the snare loud, the answer is simply don't limit and use compression (if needed) and clipping to get 95% of your volume. I'm not disagreeing with you Lou, I'm just saying compression completely depends on the mix.