[Charles Dye]

Originally posted by Fidelis
so a compressor on the mix buss in the beggining. Interesting.

Fidelis,

I felt exactly the same way about it @ first. ("No way, this just doesn't make sense, it can't work.") But after trying it + learning how to work with it, I realized it was a far better way to work.

I will try Phoenix very soon.

Those plugins just make it much easier to mix 'cause all instruments start sounding much better right way.

That's exactly what I'm talking about with mixing through a compressor as well. The mix just jumps together. It's pretty cool.

But I do play very light with it 'cause I don't' want it to compress too much so, like you said, it doesn't push "backwards against your changes".

I don't worry about that anymore though. I only care what the mix sounds like after the compressor.

And it's pretty easy to tell when your pushing the compressor too much. When that happens the mix starts caving in, it begins to take on a very hard sound, almost hammer to anvil like + it seems like you have to turn things up way too much to be heard. So, just back off the threshold + let the mix breath a little bit more.

Hope this helps.