[PlanetCCRMA] General processing ?

[Joseph Dell'Orfano]

Yes, I just discovered the SC plugins. I didn't know they were
compressors! So many plugins, so little time...

Thanks for all the help!!!

-Joe


On Wed, 2004-07-14 at 23:30, R Parker wrote:
> --- Joseph Dell'Orfano <fullgo@dellorfano.net> wrote:
> > All this being said, here's a quick question on
> > plugin effects. Is there
> > a reasonable software compressor available? I track
> > acoustic guitar and
> > vocals with a tiny bit of compression, but I'd like
> > to mix with
> > compression without having to go out of the
> > computer. Is Jammin' the way
> > to go here?
> 
> No. It's a mastering tool. Using it on one track is
> overkill and their are faster ways of solving most
> problems. AFAIK, you can only run one instance of it.
> 
> You can try any of the compressors. The SC series have
> different i/o port counts so you'd pick the
> appropriate one for any specific track.
> 
>  I'm really just a beginner when it comes
> > to
> > recording/mixing, and the 3-band compression scares
> > me just a bit...
> 
> If you've got a Master stereo output in the DAW where
> all instrument tracks route to, then when you're happy
> with the mix try adding JAMin into the JACK graph.
> Route the DAW Master ouputs to the JAMin inputs and
> the JAMin outputs to your alsa_pcm:playback ports.
> 
> If the high end instruments in your mix are dynamic
> enough to prevent the master from achieving the amount
> of loudness that's desirable, then lower the attack,
> raise the release and lower the threshold for the
> highend band of the JAMin compressor. Or, if the
> problem in the upper register is a specific
> instrument, you're mixing with multitrack source so
> you can go back to the DAW and adjust the offending
> track by lowering the instruments volume or using a
> compressor to control its peaks.
> 
> In the end, the joy outweighs the confusion. :)
> 
> ron 
> 
> > -Joe D
> > 
> > 
> > On Wed, 2004-07-14 at 17:23, R Parker wrote:
> > > --- mike@banta.psyc.missouri.edu wrote:
> > > > Sorry if there's a better list for this stuff,
> > if
> > > > so, please direct me so 
> > > > I can not waste people's time.
> > > 
> > > The linux-audio-user@ list probably has more
> > > discussions for these topics than the CCRMA list.
> > > 
> > > > 1. What is the best reverb plugin people have
> > found.
> > > >  I'm running Ardour, 
> > > > and just need one that sound decent but doesn't
> > > > crash; something only 
> > > > freeverb has provided thus far.  Also, good
> > > > compressor recommendations?
> > > 
> > > Obviously, try them all. I was playing with the
> > TAP
> > > Reverberator and Reverberator Editor last nite. I
> > can
> > > definitely mix and create usable stuff with these.
> > > 
> > > > 2. Does anyone run compression on the input
> > signal,
> > > > before the harddisk?
> > > 
> > > Depends on the instrument. I'll print compressed
> > > vocals depending on the singer and the situation.
> > If
> > > the singer is talented it's probably not needed.
> > If
> > > the singer is likely to request punchins on
> > subsequent
> > > sessions, I won't compress or EQ. I want to
> > recreate
> > > the sound of the original session without any
> > effort.
> > > 
> > > If I'm doing meatball engineering, then it doesn't
> > > bother me to print compressed and equalized vocal
> > > tracks.
> > >   
> > > > It would take power away from post-recording
> > > > mixing...however, it seems I 
> > > > could get a much hotter, non-clipping input if I
> > do
> > > > this.
> > > 
> > > What do you need hotter signals for?
> > > 
> > > Signal to noise in digital isn't a problem.
> > > Compression isn't computationaly expensive. You
> > can do
> > > nonrealtime normalization on tracks with low
> > levels. I
> > > never do but I don't think there's any reason not
> > to.
> > > 
> > > ron
> > > 
> > > > Thanks for any thoughts,
> > > > mike
> > > > 
> > > > -- 
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