| I produce Techno and most guys like to over comp this music (at least now of days). I can go back to my older Detroit records and every time they sound bigger and fuller especially on a PA as they where less compressed. Back in the day I used to cut a ton of dub-plates and work for a club that had Alpha Dynacord in a tuned room..... Needless to say every single time the less compressed version came out louder, fuller and less muddy. One advantage though to vinyl and most analog things is if you respect the limits of the technology you can maximise it. For example cut a record under 6 mins at 45RPM and it can be very loud but dynamic. Try and cut 14 mins then your levels change and you have to compress more. Digital has some advantages in not changing in sound the longer or shorter you record.
ok so I side tracked a bit.... Even on the digital side with low noise floors its great to let things breath. Of course the limits depends and I mosdef use compressors for sounds or parts of a mix. Some tracks work well hit harder and a little compression is sometimes needed for consumer systems. MP3 stuff I have always sounded better with less compression than more. |