On 1/30/07, kent williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The problem with tracks like the Theo is that they will basically be a massive kick with not much around it. Either you play it so the kicks match the level of other tracks, in which case the 'music' besides the kick will really quiet, or you push the level, so that the limiter on the sound system does what didn't get done during mastering.
my theory is that the records came out that way to force people to overdrive the mixer channel a little bit, giving it that warm slight distortion that is the hallmark of the "beatdown" kind of sound. but that is just a guess!
Good producers learn how to use compression, eq, and limiting to make their music sound as nice as it possibly can. Part of learning your craft is knowing how much is enough. In my opinion, if I can hear the compression there's too much compression. OTOH I heavily compress sounds in my own music so they fit in the mix better. Used correctly you don't hear the compressor, you hear the music.
using compression to make a couple sounds fit in your mix is a whole other story. compressing every sound so that they have no dynamics is nasty. tmo
