Volume trim automation is probably one of the features of pro tools I use the most. Not to be skipped over as well: Sometimes drums just need to be massaged with a little automation before I’ll reach for a compressor. To get tone I might use a slower setting on compressors like an LA2A, LA3A, 1176 or Fairchild with a low threshold and crank the output, so the transient still peeks through, but the sustain is exaggerated. Sometimes I can go up to 10:1 depending on how wild the source is. If I need to control the transients, I use a fast attack, fast release Waves R-Compressor with the threshold around where I want my peaks to be at like a 1.5:1 or 3:1 ratio. If I want more attack, I’ll use something like a DBX-160 compressor with a high ratio, medium threshold and crank up the output. Most of the time I can get away without compressing, if I got some great sounding drum samples from the start it makes it a lot easier… What I’ll do is fatten drums up with EQ, or thin them out if needed. There’s not enough transient in the drums, or there’s not enough tone for my liking. The transients of the drums are out of control and need to be tamed.Ģ. Hmmm… The funny thing is, everybody wants to compress their drums… I try my hardest not to! On kicks and snares, I hardly reach for compression at all unless one of these situations occurs:ġ. What is your preferred way of compressing your drums?"
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