The idea is to make the compressor breathe with the pulse of the song. Start with the attack time set as slow as possible usually all the way to the right , and release time set as fast as possible usually all the way to the left on the compressor. Stop increasing the attack time at this point and even back it off a little. Adjust the release time so that after the snare hits, the volume goes back to 90 to percent normal by the next snare beat.
Add the rest of the mix back in and listen. Make slight adjustments to the attack and release times as needed. How much compression you use is a matter of taste. TIP : When in doubt, use less compression instead of more.
Compression is interesting because of how much it can change the sound of a track under the right circumstances. Sometimes it can make a track seem closer to the listener, or seem more aggressive and exciting.
The Attack and Release controls can modify the volume envelope of a sound to have more or less attack or release, which can make it sound punchy or fatter, or make a note have a longer decay. One of the biggest problems during mixing is when two instruments clash because their predominant frequencies are in the same bandwidth area.
TIP : Veteran engineers know that soloing a track when equalizing it without listening to any of the other tracks at the same time inevitably may cause a frequency clash between the EQed track and another track in the mix. TIP : Remember that after frequency juggling, an instrument might sound terrible when soloed by itself.
This exercise will use a combination of subtractive EQ, frequency juggling and high-pass filter. Solo the entire drum kit either individually or via the group or subgroup. C Solo only the Hat channel. D Solo the rest of the drum kit. On the Hat channel, add the high-frequency EQ using the bell curve until the you can hear the hat distinctly in the mix.
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