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<blockquote data-quote="John Chiara" data-source="post: 89205" data-attributes="member: 53"><p>Re: Compression</p><p></p><p>From my observation, and personal experience, mastering the use of compression can allow one to achieve a more "produced" live sound. I use both serial and parallel compression with DCA setups and this gets me to where I can dynamically mix a 10 piece band with DCA moves of a few Db up or down. Other times I use very little if I am walking into a strange system. I don't buy the "evil" compressor perspective. Like other complex tools the comps must be learned, practiced and mastered. I even go to the point of judging the abilities of local mixers directly by their understanding and use of comps. Many people don't get good with compression because they don't own many therefore can never learn, practice or master.</p><p>Don't fear the monster. Within the attack/release envelopes of the compressor lies the magic that you have heard and loved on recordings your whole life. It is not bad, it is a skill to be learned, not avoided. As with many things, if a commonly used process seems confusing or the results are not understood, it only means we have to learn more. Getting better is interesting. Leaving tools unused seems senseless unless we cannot learn something.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Chiara, post: 89205, member: 53"] Re: Compression From my observation, and personal experience, mastering the use of compression can allow one to achieve a more "produced" live sound. I use both serial and parallel compression with DCA setups and this gets me to where I can dynamically mix a 10 piece band with DCA moves of a few Db up or down. Other times I use very little if I am walking into a strange system. I don't buy the "evil" compressor perspective. Like other complex tools the comps must be learned, practiced and mastered. I even go to the point of judging the abilities of local mixers directly by their understanding and use of comps. Many people don't get good with compression because they don't own many therefore can never learn, practice or master. Don't fear the monster. Within the attack/release envelopes of the compressor lies the magic that you have heard and loved on recordings your whole life. It is not bad, it is a skill to be learned, not avoided. As with many things, if a commonly used process seems confusing or the results are not understood, it only means we have to learn more. Getting better is interesting. Leaving tools unused seems senseless unless we cannot learn something. [/QUOTE]
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