Parallel compression

[mstone564]

I've got a question that anyone (preferably Joey...haha) could elaborate on.
How exactly do you go about drum parallel compression? It's been touched on in this thread a little: http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/production-tips/661544-tips-drumbus.html

I personally have my main drum bus where I EQ everything and (slightly... I think?) compress snare, hats, overheads, (smashed) room sound just to get a basic drum sound.
I then create another track (paracomp), send all the shells to it, and compress it to fuckery.
Here's what I'm curious about: Where should the paracomp track be sitting volume wise? I used to have it so it's 'there' but you can't actually hear much of a difference. Now I have it as loud as my main drums which completely alters the sound.
My main and paracomp bus/track is then sent to a final drum bus to see the level of it all together.

 

[ahjteam]

Here's what I'm curious about: Where should the paracomp track be sitting volume wise?

Where it sounds good.

Also a good tutorial on the subject is here: http://www.faderwear.com/guides/parallel_compression.shtml

 

[timislegend]

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[Zombietakeover]

ahjteam do you live on these forums?....your like the first post on every thread

 

[ahjteam]

ahjteam do you live on these forums?....your like the first post on every thread

I'm a moderator on Joey's forum, if you didn't know

 

[Harley Barley]

Just slowly turn the parallel comp up when you have a basic mix till you like how it sounds. Then tweak later. Like ahjteam said put it where it sounds good if it never sounds good then.. why are you using it?

 

[OneDaySky]

I'm a moderator on Joey's forum, if you didn't know

I think Anssi means 'The' moderator. :wink:

 

[mstone564]

I totally forgot about making it pre-fader... it's sounding a little better now that I mess with it.
Thanks, ahjteam!

 

[GearMan2point0]

I have to ask....First off I am sorry that I am bumping this thread, but what is pre fader?

 

[Joel4662]

I have to ask....First off I am sorry that I am bumping this thread, but what is pre fader?

When you make a send that isn't effected by what the level on the fader is
For example, with bass tones I like to do two channels one for bass and one for high end, so I have one track that sends the DI to two different tracks
But if I turn the fader all the way down it won't send to either track
Unless I do a prefader send
Then ya don't hear the DI