anyone doing parallel compressing using mix knob on plugs?

frist44 · 6th November 2005

Seems like some of the more recent vst compressors have mix controls which allows you blend in some of the effected signal. PSP and voxengo are two that come to mind. The new Voxengo Marquis compressor is supposed to have some preset modeled from the ssl comp. Does anyone hear do the a parallel compression for drums say using the mixtrol control on the plug rather than a separate fader in the software?

Brandon

frist44 · 7th November 2005

i know there is some people here using parallel compression in software...

guerillamixer · 7th November 2005

I think the flexibilty to be able to use a pair of dedicated faders and aux sends is pretty important for parallel compression.

I've tried using the mix knob on vsts, but I am a bit superstitious of the way they do their internal summing...Haven't ever A/B them though, just sticking to what I know.

TBlizz · 7th November 2005

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Originally Posted by frist44

PSP and voxengo are two that come to mind.
Brandon

Camel Audio has 2 plugins with a Mix knob; CamelSpace & CamelPhat. The latter I use as a distortion compressor on a DrumBus, but I could see me using that on individual tracks as well.

Martijn.

Ruphus · 7th November 2005

Mix knobs should be standard on any plug. I always wonder how come they leave it out at all.
Same about side-chaining for volume in DAWS. How such an obvious basic could be left out, I dunno ...

Ruphus

Midlandmorgan · 7th November 2005

I've used the mix knob on a track (specifically bass), but not on busses or parallel mixes...its just too easy to copy tracks and apply different types of compression to each track, then blend to taste I think.

max cooper · 7th November 2005

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Originally Posted by Midlandmorgan

I've used the mix knob on a track (specifically bass), but not on busses or parallel mixes...its just too easy to copy tracks and apply different types of compression to each track, then blend to taste I think.

This is key for me as I usually apply different compression to each track as well, instead of some compression to one track and none on the other.

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frist44 Gear addict Joined: Oct 2003 Location: West Chester, PA Posts: 491 Thread Starter	anyone doing parallel compressing using mix knob on plugs? Seems like some of the more recent vst compressors have mix controls which allows you blend in some of the effected signal. PSP and voxengo are two that come to mind. The new Voxengo Marquis compressor is supposed to have some preset modeled from the ssl comp. Does anyone hear do the a parallel compression for drums say using the mixtrol control on the plug rather than a separate fader in the software? Brandon __________________ www.bigbluesound.com

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Ruphus Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Berlin / Germany Posts: 5,167	Mix knobs should be standard on any plug. I always wonder how come they leave it out at all. Same about side-chaining for volume in DAWS. How such an obvious basic could be left out, I dunno ... Ruphus __________________ "Am I the only one that tires of this "everything is subjective" watered-down-pop-culture-pseudo-philosophy bullshit?" Bravin Neff Wolgang Burr, former office leader of the German Chancellor before committee of inquiry: "You would not believe what unusual happens daily." "Patience, young Skywalker - let the object of your desires come to you." JTR "All thinking men are atheists." Ernest Hemingway

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Midlandmorgan Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Midland TX Posts: 1,120	I've used the mix knob on a track (specifically bass), but not on busses or parallel mixes...its just too easy to copy tracks and apply different types of compression to each track, then blend to taste I think. __________________ Ken Morgan Wireline Studio Midland, TX Good Sound Starts With Good Gear - Great Sound Starts With Great Players

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guerillamixer Gear nut Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 139	I think the flexibilty to be able to use a pair of dedicated faders and aux sends is pretty important for parallel compression. I've tried using the mix knob on vsts, but I am a bit superstitious of the way they do their internal summing...Haven't ever A/B them though, just sticking to what I know.