Nate Schmold said:
quoted 5 lines does the track : 'A19 - You Open Always' (on that warp Mira Calix sound> does the track : 'A19 - You Open Always' (on that warp Mira Calix sound
> page)posess proper compression. I know i recognize compression being
> used but it sounds like its fading out the melody when the kick hits..
> is this actually a good example of compression usage, or if i do this
> in my songs will people laugh and point at me and my tomfoolery?
In my opinion, it's not really a good example. At least of "proper"
compression. She may have been trying to do that in the first place in which
case it's supposed to sound like that, or it could be a side effect of the
normalization prior to converting the songs to put on the site.
Anyway, yeah, compression will simply reduce the volume of bits when they hit
a certain limit. Most likely, the final track was run through a compressor,
instead of compressing each track on its own. A *good* example of
compression probably wouldn't be detectable. Listen to "turquoise hexagon
sun" by Boards of Canada. Notice how the melody doesn't get quieter when the
drums kick in, despite them being of a similar loudness? If the final track
was run through compression, those drums would affect the melody line,
instead of sitting happily next to them as they do in the song you hear. If
you're honestly looking for advice, I'd say it's best to run each track
through compression on its own, so you can match up the volumes easier
without having the different parts of a track negatively affect other parts.
That would also be a good question to ask of a mr. kent williams, resident
mastering master on the idm-making list.
derek
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