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Originally Posted by lord_bunny  Many have read the Andy Wallace interview where he talks about going to the loudest part of the track, getting that cooking, and from there putting on the bus compressor... and that's generally how I've worked for the last few years.
I find the better I mix, the louder the mixes seem to be getting without a lot of bus compression. Maybe I'm doing 2db reduction at 2:1... plus using the UA Maximizer. |
I spent 3 weeks with Andy Wallace while he mixed a CD of my old band.
If was very informative and I learned alot!
(This was done in 93, right after he mixed Nirvana, Helmut, and Shudder to Think)
I use his tactics as I love the way his mixes pump.
Back then, he would use a 4:1 compression ratio on the SSL in auto mode and the kick and snare set the threshold. There would be no more than -4 reduction on the meter.
I read later that he was compressing harder....more at -6.
He would use it from the start in getting the drums with samples pounding, then he would start working the bass and guitars in. He generally only used individual compression (SSL) on the bass and vocals, and very lightly, just for control.
The two buss and his ears are where the magic is in his work!