How often do you use stereo compression?

spoonie g · 31st October 2007

such as for hardware compressors..

tobymusic · 31st October 2007

Quite often.

spoonie g · 31st October 2007

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Originally Posted by tobymusic

Quite often.

what applications?

DontLetMeDrown · 31st October 2007

Any time a stereo source needs to be compressed.

octatonic · 31st October 2007

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Originally Posted by DontLetMeDrown

Any time a stereo source needs to be compressed.

ROFLMAO.

+1.

T_MIX · 31st October 2007

I use it (lightly) every time I record (stereo)Acoustic Guitar.

soupking · 31st October 2007

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Originally Posted by DontLetMeDrown

Any time a stereo source needs to be compressed.

Is that typically if the mix sounds too 'loose', like it sounds good but raw and needing a polish. Does compression lend itself to that sort of situation?

DontLetMeDrown · 31st October 2007

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Is that typically if the mix sounds too 'loose', like it sounds good but raw and needing a polish. Does compression lend itself to that sort of situation?

A better example is when the dynamics are all over the place and I want to tame them. Or if I think the performance needs a little more attack.

kittonian · 31st October 2007

Stereo compression would be used on such things as drums (be it overheads, room mics, or the entire stereo drum bus either in line or in parallel), stereo instruments such as piano, a stereo group of backing vocals, or the entire mix to give it some glue/punch.

There are certainly stereo compressors that are better chosen for certain tasks. For example, the Chandler TG1 works amazingly well on the drum bus. The DBX 160SL works incredibly well on piano and the SSL G Compressor works fantastically on the mix bus. Certainly these are my opinions and there are a wide variety of compressors to choose from. Each has its own sonic characteristics and will perform well on various sources.

squeeks555 · 31st October 2007

all the time, pretty much ever mix. overheards, piano, background vox, ETC. , and lightly used when i mix down to two track. i use these two alot. DBX 162, and API 2500

Ricey · 31st October 2007

My C2 lives on the mix buss, but sometimes the needles aren't even moving...

Rubito · 31st October 2007

Assuming you mean compression on the master bus, when mixing, NEVER. I leave that for mastering.

I use a fair amount of compression on individual tracks at times though, especially on the low-end elements, plus lots of automation when necessary.

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tobymusic Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Continental Europe Posts: 729	Quite often.

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T_MIX Gear nut Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mansfield, Texas Posts: 88	I use it (lightly) every time I record (stereo)Acoustic Guitar.

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Rubito Gear nut Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NYC/Bogota Posts: 82	Assuming you mean compression on the master bus, when mixing, NEVER. I leave that for mastering. I use a fair amount of compression on individual tracks at times though, especially on the low-end elements, plus lots of automation when necessary.

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