I now know the meaning of head room

Quad · 1st March 2007

Not only do i get the hang of compression, but i execute a well compressed vocal track, no pumping and or squashing, very subtle, but then i execute similar tactics with drums, i get giddy however forget to leave head room for the rest of the mix, and then i realized i didnt compress the drums solo, but only the master.

No questions on hand except, has anyone went in over the head or made a small laughable mistake like mine in the beginning stages of tinkering with mixing and mastering, i hope im not alone lol.

MASSIVE Master · 1st March 2007

Paraphrasing - Einstein (I think)...

"If you haven't made any mistakes, you haven't tried anything."

1st March 2007	#1
Quad Gear nut Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 120 Thread Starter	I now know the meaning of head room Not only do i get the hang of compression, but i execute a well compressed vocal track, no pumping and or squashing, very subtle, but then i execute similar tactics with drums, i get giddy however forget to leave head room for the rest of the mix, and then i realized i didnt compress the drums solo, but only the master. No questions on hand except, has anyone went in over the head or made a small laughable mistake like mine in the beginning stages of tinkering with mixing and mastering, i hope im not alone lol.

1st March 2007	#2
MASSIVE Master Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Chicago (Schaumburg / Hoffman Est.) IL Posts: 2,632 Verified Member	Paraphrasing - Einstein (I think)... "If you haven't made any mistakes, you haven't tried anything." __________________ John Scrip - Massive Mastering, LLC - www.massivemastering.com Spoon-feed a newb some answer and he'll mix for a day - Get him to think about it and figure it out for himself and he'll mix for a lifetime --- JS

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