Compressor for bass
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dale_a_smith
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Massey L2007 limiter..
also, a tip I got from someone on here regarding compressing bass in the mix. Use a multiband compressor and really nail down everything below 250Hz. I use Ozone for this, fast attack, 30:1 ratio. Really helps keep the bottom end of the mix even.
also, a tip I got from someone on here regarding compressing bass in the mix. Use a multiband compressor and really nail down everything below 250Hz. I use Ozone for this, fast attack, 30:1 ratio. Really helps keep the bottom end of the mix even.
amarshism
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dale_a_smith
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yeah. thats as high as Ozone goes. Your essentially limiting everything below 250Hz.
Its quite common, but I'd never heard of it. It works really well..
crillemannen
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laszlozsolt82
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dale_a_smith
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Fox Mulder
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A bass that'd never stop humming?
10:1 would be a limiter. Anything above that is usually labeled 'Over'.
I wouldn't go past 10:1. Also, I might process 120hz to 250hz separately.
I don't think it's rational to pop in Ozone anywhere else except the masterbuss. It's just eating up your resources. Reaper's multiband can do a similar job at less than half of the cpu cost.
dale_a_smith
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A bass that'd never stop humming?
10:1 would be a limiter. Anything above that is usually labeled 'Over'.
I wouldn't go past 10:1. Also, I might process 120hz to 250hz separately.
I don't think it's rational to pop in Ozone anywhere else except the masterbuss. It's just eating up your resources. Reaper's multiband can do a similar job at less than half of the cpu cost.
both good points.. Other Multi band comps are available. I would use Ozone simply out of habit, and I would use the EQ and enhancer sections at the same time.
for a multi band comp only, it maybe overkill....
BLUElightCory
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How come? Even the 1176 allows 12:1 and 20:1 ratio settings.
If he's trying to prevent peaks a high ratio/high threshold combination can be a good idea.
Ermz
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1176, LA-2, L1.
Or 1176, 1176, L1.
Or Stillwell Rocket, L1.
As long as there is 0 dynamic left, you're good to go.
PS. You don't necessarily need to multiband the lows if you split your bass track up into low/high/grit. Just compress the lows individually before they mix with the others, then compress them all together, and then maybe see where you're at with pulling out the multiband.
Or 1176, 1176, L1.
Or Stillwell Rocket, L1.
As long as there is 0 dynamic left, you're good to go.
PS. You don't necessarily need to multiband the lows if you split your bass track up into low/high/grit. Just compress the lows individually before they mix with the others, then compress them all together, and then maybe see where you're at with pulling out the multiband.
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A bass that'd never stop humming?
10:1 would be a limiter. Anything above that is usually labeled 'Over'.
I wouldn't go past 10:1. Also, I might process 120hz to 250hz separately.
I don't think it's rational to pop in Ozone anywhere else except the masterbuss. It's just eating up your resources. Reaper's multiband can do a similar job at less than half of the cpu cost.
This is misleading, 10:1 is the minimum to be considered limiting. Anything over it would be considered, limiting, anything under, compression. Generally speaking. People use much higher.
For me on bass, I'm often using somewhere around 8:1 while tracking, and then 20:10 ITB after with faster attack/release than when tracking.
