| I prefer to avoid compression at all costs-I figure any that's added during mastering is enough. Of course that's my personal preference. I know that there are some sensational compressors out there, but the most transparent one to my ears is no compressor at all.
Absolutely no compression on kicks. Vocals sometimes with a very dynamic vocalist. But I prefer no compression on vocals. It used to be a lot more work in the old days because we used to do fader rides to even out the levels. This would take about 3 to 5 hours. Today with Logic I can do it by myself in less than 30 minutes. It's really easy with Logic automation because I can see the waveforms and just pull drag the levels up. |