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Originally Posted by jdtrbn  Kjaerhus has a lot of parameters but to me it seemed to always have the same hard character. I was first impressed how it didn't pump even when hit hard but that doesn't alone make a good compressor... But it is quite a special tool.
The idea about EQs temporal effects is interesting, and I don't know how analog EQs respond to transients. Though they aren't designed to have effects on dynamics, they probably aren't 100% transparent/linear in that sense. |
Hitting compressors hard on 1 track isn´t a good idea for me.
Take some db in the channel, take some db in the buss, take some db on the master, when you need more pull parallel on one or all stages...
Never overdo compression.
This is a golden tip!
A compressor is a sound shaping tool, it changes the attack/release thing.
If you want to make sth loud, a common strategy is to limit it, better for this purpose than compressing.
Don´t do this.
Make a parallel bus. Bring down the attack, maybe filter, bring it in. Bring up the valleys, not terminate the attacks. This will lead to a loud but boring sounding record.
What do you mean with character?
You can set the kjaerhus to everything. You can do a fairchild, an api, a dbx, everything...
Eq´s and transients? Great...
Digital Eqs and transients? great
Smearing/bringing down the transients if often caused by slow elkos or whatever.
YOu can pimp most units by removing this crap and set in sth faster.
Most old units need to be recapped, too.
The problem in the digital domain maybe is, that things are too fast.
Decide yourself, take a transient designer and nail it...
Analog EQs arent linear. Don´t expect any analog eq to sound 100% like its brother with production number +1. People love them for this. But, its all a matter of thigs taht play together. Has the unit input/output transformers...oh ya?
I always heras "you can pass a signal too it, it sounds better" has it got a high shelf on zero or whatever? does it push 2nd harmonics? Wahtever, you can do it.
ITB, you got all. Its all in the mind...