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Overheads Compression ?

  • 05-01-2011 7:52pm
    #1
    PaulBrewer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭


    What's the verdict ? What are the brothers using here ?

    I'm mixing a track for pop band Fox Avenue that was recorded in the UK and like some of their other stuff, yer man plays the crash as a ride in the chorus.

    It's not the finest recording in the world and playing like that has really brought up the harshness of the recording.

    I've popped in the Abbey Road RS124 which has done a fine job of calming things, anything better ?

    http://www.abbeyroadplugins.com/product_about_rs124_compressor_43389.aspx


Comments

  • #2
    DamagedTrax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,277 ✭✭✭DamagedTrax


    api2500 in limit mode has always been my goto. just back off on the thresh to suit taste.


  • #3
    studiorat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭studiorat


    The mute button could be worth trying! Seriously...


  • #4
    PaulBrewer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭PaulBrewer


    studiorat wrote: »
    The mute button could be worth trying! Seriously...

    I've tried all that !


  • #5
    iamnothim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 325 ✭✭iamnothim


    Have you got room mic channels? completely squashed room mics through something 1176y and turn the overheads off completely, can sound a bit rock though which might not suit


  • #6
    studiorat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭studiorat


    why compress at all? Would EQ do it? How about Multi-band compression?


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  • #7
    PaulBrewer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭PaulBrewer


    studiorat wrote: »
    why compress at all? Would EQ do it? How about Multi-band compression?

    I'm compressing to give it a bit a whack and room, without it moving about volume wise.

    As I say, I've found a solution that's grand .... I'm wondering what other guys use in the same situation.


  • #8
    woodsdenis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 535 ✭✭✭woodsdenis


    For problem stuff I use McDSP MC 2000 Multiband comp, The 2 band one is great for taming specific freq, In general The Glue is the best all round Drum slammer.


  • #9
    PaulBrewer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,790 ✭✭✭PaulBrewer


    The Glue I didn't try actually ..... and another one I bought. :o

    I'll fire her up tomorrow.

    I've not tried the McDSP yet at all.


  • #10
    woodsdenis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 535 ✭✭✭woodsdenis


    The Glue will do all the parallel comp stuff because it has the mix knob. I use it
    and the Massey for ordinary comp and the MC2000 for multiband. I really just use a few plugins that work and I can get results quickly. I did a cull of my plugins folder recently and dumped nearly half of them. I am not a mixer per se so I have no need for all the Waves stuff etc.


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