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[Julien Apruzzese]

Hi Russell,
i am honoured to send you some nice compliments from Paris. I am so inspired by your work, such as "The Rh Factor". If i had one question to ask you, i would like to know if you use some subgroup compression techniques ( like to compress drums with bass for instance ).
I wish you the best and you are welcome here to meet.
Best regards,
Julien Apruzzese.

[Russell Elevado]

bon jour julien,

merci, merci
are you in paris? i loved my time there when i mixed keziah at plus xxx.
normally, and not as a rule, i don't subgroup the drums and bass together. certain frequencies that the bass might make the compressor react to may not be desirable for the drums and vice versa. i like to subgroup the drums to it's own compressor. i've done things like taking a bunch of elements like drums, bass, and guitars (for example) and then sending it all to an amp or compressor and trying to make them seem like they're all the same texture.

all the best