[ToneLux]

I started this because I thought it might be interesting. Please submit suggestions or questions for all to learn from and help with.

My first one was regarding how to do Parallel compression OTB with a TOnelux rig:

First, in the 70's and 80's most of us did parallel compression. Shelly Yakus used it on almost every record he did...

The MX2 is assigned to only the stereo bus and send busses, so the insert is the only thing available for that.

The FX2 can be assigned to any set of busses, but may not be the best way to do that either.

The TR8 has all 8 bus switches assignable. For me, I would assign 7/8 to STEREO L/R then the others to any 6 open busses. You now have a module that during mixdown, can be used as a mix module to the stereo bus, and during tracking, can be used for bussing tracks.

In a mix where you want to take your drums and bring them into the mix, then into a compressor and then into the mix, you would patch the tracks through any EQ you want, then into the MX2 module and you then have the drums in the mix. Then out of the DIR OUT of the MX2 module, you would patch into the TR8 module, assign the drums to a pair of busses, then into a compressor (typically with a fairly high ratio, more than if it was the only compressor on the drums), then back into a pair of MX2s and into the mix. You then can vary the compressed drums and the regular drums.

You could also have the original drums go through the MX2s, but NOT assign them to the ST bus, leaving them out of the mix, then out of the DIR outputs into the TR8s and assign them to 2 sets of busses, one set going to the compressor then to a pair of MX2s, and one going direct to a pair of MX2s. You can now have a pair of faders for the straight signal and a pair for the compressed set and balance them at will. Also, experiment with EQ on either mix to lessen the effect of one or the other in a mix.

Paul