limiting kick/snare or 2bus in hiphop tracks?

shangoe · 29th May 2004, 04:04 PM

this is my first post and i like to thank you all for this great forum. i watch it a few month now and learned a lot.

what i want is to get less dynamic between KK/SNR and the rest of the sounds, without loosing the punch. right now i have no real limmiter (thinking to get a aphex dominator II)

my current setup:

mac g4 with logic 5.5
joemeek sc4 compressor ( to slow for that)
2 channel 9098 amek eq
symetrix 544 quad gate
dbx 160a
mackie 8bus
digi 001

i try to use the logic limiter, but didnt get anny good results. so is the dominator a solution for that (drums or 2bus)?

thank you

29th May 2004, 04:29 PM

Did you try the Logic compressor?
The limiter might be killing your sound and that is why you found it to not work.

maybe try the comp with a slow attack and fast release. Don't solo..listen in the mix.

I would doubt the Aphex could do much better than your plugz.
Plus the latency incurred might suck.

Hope this helps.
I have no clue so take it as such.

David

shangoe · 29th May 2004, 04:45 PM

hmm... i tried the logic comp, but still no good results. i dont want to compress the drums, just cut the peaks a little bit to get the whole thing louder.

i use the mackie 8bus for summing with the 8 outs of my digi001 + 1 external synth. like channel 1-2 drums, 3-4 voice, and so on.... so latency is not the problem. in case i go back to the DAW with my drums i delay all the other tracks for 51 samples ( this is what i mesured out )

TeReKeTe · 30th May 2004, 04:23 PM

try multing the kick/snare tracks, and limiting the hell out of this 2nd version

Lindell 2nd · 30th May 2004, 05:19 PM

Parallel compression works well. Send your drum tracks to bus 1-2 on your Mackie desk. Insert the Joemeek and mix to flava....

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29th May 2004, 04:04 PM	#1
shangoe Gear addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: berlin Posts: 467	limiting kick/snare or 2bus in hiphop tracks? this is my first post and i like to thank you all for this great forum. i watch it a few month now and learned a lot. what i want is to get less dynamic between KK/SNR and the rest of the sounds, without loosing the punch. right now i have no real limmiter (thinking to get a aphex dominator II) my current setup: mac g4 with logic 5.5 joemeek sc4 compressor ( to slow for that) 2 channel 9098 amek eq symetrix 544 quad gate dbx 160a mackie 8bus digi 001 i try to use the logic limiter, but didnt get anny good results. so is the dominator a solution for that (drums or 2bus)? thank you

30th May 2004, 05:19 PM	#5
Lindell 2nd Gear nut Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 109	Parallel compression works well. Send your drum tracks to bus 1-2 on your Mackie desk. Insert the Joemeek and mix to flava.... __________________ "Just because you can get A part of the product doesn't mean you have the goods to make a whole. By the same token, just as you can't buy an M-7 capsule and build yourself a historic U-47, just as you can't buy 6 grams of sugar and distill yourself a bottle of Jim Beam, and just like you can't tell some bitch to dye her hair blond and have her turn into Cameron Diaz..." - Fletcher

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29th May 2004, 04:29 PM	#2
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Did you try the Logic compressor? The limiter might be killing your sound and that is why you found it to not work. maybe try the comp with a slow attack and fast release. Don't solo..listen in the mix. I would doubt the Aphex could do much better than your plugz. Plus the latency incurred might suck. Hope this helps. I have no clue so take it as such. David

29th May 2004, 04:45 PM	#3
shangoe Gear addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: berlin Posts: 467	hmm... i tried the logic comp, but still no good results. i dont want to compress the drums, just cut the peaks a little bit to get the whole thing louder. i use the mackie 8bus for summing with the 8 outs of my digi001 + 1 external synth. like channel 1-2 drums, 3-4 voice, and so on.... so latency is not the problem. in case i go back to the DAW with my drums i delay all the other tracks for 51 samples ( this is what i mesured out )

30th May 2004, 04:23 PM	#4
TeReKeTe Gear nut Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: brooklyn, ny Posts: 108	try multing the kick/snare tracks, and limiting the hell out of this 2nd version