May 22, 2009 08:38 am Sure...
~Sreamer of a singer.
~Jackhammer of a drummer.
~The occasionally desired effect of total 'squashedness', under a pushed preamp.
... are a few scenarios.
Is there ever a time to use compression and a limiter
Posted on May 22, 2009 08:05 am
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on the same instrument/track?
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May 22, 2009 08:38 am Sure...
~Sreamer of a singer.
~Jackhammer of a drummer.
~The occasionally desired effect of total 'squashedness', under a pushed preamp.
... are a few scenarios.
May 22, 2009 12:09 pm I'm sure there are times for it, more of an effect like Hue said, where ur trying to make it sound ultra squashed.
i cant see it being especially musical though, it seems more like something u do to take care of fall out from bad recording rather than artistically
May 22, 2009 06:41 pm Psssh. Everything is musical in the right context, that's why I love music.
May 22, 2009 09:47 pm Yep, it depends on what your trying to do. I would be using it mostly for an effect in that situation.
Jul 22, 2009 03:47 pm I did rather have a good limiter than a crap compressor. I have limited as well as compressed things in the past. Especially on vocals that have very loud peaks.
Jul 22, 2009 04:14 pm I compress individual tracks, then maybe compress (or multi) the overall.
Then I'll put a limiter on when I'm doing my 'pre-mastering' mastering, to get the volume up.
Jul 22, 2009 06:27 pm I love the Classic Series Master Limiter, probably too much. I've had kick and snare drums that I've applied both compressor and the limiter to, and some other percussion like tambourine, hand claps, even background vocals.
Some things I love to compress the crap out of, and some things have such a huge dynamic range, it's impossible for me to get them in the mix without slapping that limiter on them (real hand claps through an entire song comes to mind...your hands start to hurt part way through, you have some mis-hits, or you hit that perfect spot and get the death clap all of a sudden).
Jul 22, 2009 09:42 pm Sort of depends if we're talking "limiters" (a compressor of more than, say 4 or 5:1) or brick-wall digital "no over" limiters...
The first, sure - Maybe even frequently if the players aren't well-controlled. The second, nearly never except for avoiding digital overs.
Jul 23, 2009 01:00 am use the limiter to ensure that you don't clip.... use the compressor for the sound you want.. : )
Jul 23, 2009 09:51 am Still, that gets back to whether we're "limiting" or "controlled clipping."
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