multiband comp instead of high passing

[shaneoconnor]

i should preface in saying, that i dont own any software multiband compressors that are worth a damn (DP version really lousy)

does anyone use this on low end instead of just a HP filter? im thinking of trying a demo with a some i have already done and switchy all of the HP filters with multibus compresssion ducking about the same amount..


might be awesome, might not. probably a phase nightmare

[travisbrown]

I often use a MB compressor to tame the low end on tracks - when needed.

You could do it with EQ filtering, but you'd have to ride the EQ gain (which is effectively what a MB compressor does.)

You'd get a different effect just setting-and-forgetting the HP filter - it does nothing to control dynamics, which is what a comp does. EQ is for tonal manipulation.

[Sigma]

if you want you can just filter a trigger input ot a compressor and use i as a single band LF compressor..but don't know why you would want to do that unless your MB compressor sucks that bad