Testing the C1 compresssor

[reg3n]

Hi guys, been working in the compression thing lately, maybe it's not a big deal for some of u but i find it really hard to achieve a decent sound, not like... over squashed drum/guitar sound, i used to stick to the waves L1 a lot and it was enough then, but now i want to control the sound a bit more, there's no eq on this short track, just EZdrummer with the kick replaced with drummagog, no bass, and the guitar chain is very simple: guitar > UX1 > hi/lo pass > Amplitube > IR , again, no eq... lemme know if it's sounding right for yer ears in terms of compression... still didn't work on the low end thing, just wanted to get a uniform sounding track... so yeah

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/799706/C1_test.mp3

cheers

 

[Iamsparrow]

The Mix sounds bad ass but I personally would like more definition to the bass. I own C1 but never got good at using it. Could you post a sample of the track without c1 so a comparison could be made?

 

[reg3n]

thanks for the feedback man, here's the mix without the C1, i forgot to mention i'm using 2 c1's, one for the drums, one for the guitars, no compression on the master bus, so here's the thing without those, sounds like... dead (er) haha

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/799706/no_C1_test.mp3

there's no big diff on the guitars, and i had to lower the master volume to something like -5db

 

[Iamsparrow]

It doesn't sound bad without the c1 but ya It does make a big difference. It actually helps thicken the guitar tone. Did you use Andy Sneaps settings?

 

[reg3n]

oh noes i forgot about that, just wanted to use the c1 to actually hear it's effect without anything else on the chain, maybe that'll help with the low-mids, right?

 

[Iamsparrow]

Definitely try it out and post. I really wana hear.

 

[Neil_Mad]

It doesn't sound bad without the c1 but ya It does make a big difference. It actually helps thicken the guitar tone. Did you use Andy Sneaps settings?

But I thinks that "Andy Sneap Presets" is for C4 not the C1 and I think Aron Smith explain all about that in one thread ...no remember which.
Any way guitars sound good to me.

 

[Iamsparrow]

Ha... Shit I totally use c4. I get em mixed up all the time. My bbbaaaddd.

 

[reg3n]

yah i thought you meant actually add the c4 in the guitar bus to define the tone a little more, but when i do it , it kind'a loses it's... thing.. you know...

thanks neil, and thanks sparrow dood, i'll try to update with the full song these days

 

[Iamsparrow]

Definitely, I love your style... Its like bodom fused with new napalm death.