Mix Bus Compression in Grime

[Storyville]

I was in the studio last night with Dizzee. SSL master buss comp. We were actually playing with limiter to SSL then soft clipping on the way back into pro tools. It was an interesting sound.

But the SSL comp doing about 3db / 4db of reduction really hit the spot. The slower attack brought out the punch and timing the release and threshold to sort of groove with the track just enhanced the bounce. And just the tone of hitting it sounded good.


But a lot of the grime scene was very grass roots. People didn't necessarily have technical polish on their mix chops. It was really emulation of that original dub sound and just trying to make the records work. So there's no set way.

[jjboogie]

Originally Posted by Storyville

I was in the studio last night with Dizzee. SSL master buss comp. We were actually playing with limiter to SSL then soft clipping on the way back into pro tools. It was an interesting sound.

But the SSL comp doing about 3db / 4db of reduction really hit the spot. The slower attack brought out the punch and timing the release and threshold to sort of groove with the track just enhanced the bounce. And just the tone of hitting it sounded good.


But a lot of the grime scene was very grass roots. People didn't necessarily have technical polish on their mix chops. It was really emulation of that original dub sound and just trying to make the records work. So there's no set way.

NICE!!!