Thank you as well!

Thank you as well! It really means a lot

Very good question, thank you for asking! In this case, no, they won't--these broad EQ filters are meant to shape the tone of the bass to where it balances right within the rest of the mix, and then the compressor is meant to lock that tone into place

@@makeediblemusic Well it certainly sounds good. Thanks

GREAT question, thank you for asking it! The fundamental frequency for a kick drum is usually between 40-75 Hz (sometimes up to 90 or 100 depending on the drum). If you sweep an EQ filter that's shaped like the one I boosted, starting from the higher area ~75 Hz and moving gradually downward to lower frequencies, you'll find a point that has a much more focused "thud" compared to the frequencies surrounding it. If that thud doesn't come forward, you might just need to boost that EQ filter a bit more and repeat--but it's there!

It might be the instrument--but one thing you might try is to lower the clip gain of just those single notes that are very loud, to try and bring them to the same volume as the surrounding notes

Thanks for getting in touch! A couple ways you could check--if you've just opened up the EQ with no adjustments yet and the meter on the top right of the plug-in stays lower than 0, then the level is in a good place. Otherwise, you could add your DAW's stock utility/gain plug-in before the EQ to bring the input level down or up if needed

This song is called "Long Way Home" by David Tyo--it's a good one!

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Yes it's a fun one!

That's okay! Thank you for wondering. 1176 compressors have a quirk where the attack/release settings are opposite to other compressors. Usually, compressors are faster to the left and slower to the right. But 1176 compressor attack/release times are faster towards the right and slower towards the left

@@makeediblemusic thank you for explonation..

Me too! Let me know anywhere you start feeling stuck, I'll be glad to help

It's a good tool for a newbie

I'm glad you found me! It's a fun exploration process to layer and emphasize different reverbs

They're from Cambridge, a great resource for practice! I share them with my students too

I haven't tried it out for that use case myself--but I expect it would be useful! In this video, I was surprised at how much the tone had changed with the plugin yet it still sounded clean. I think to get the overdubs to sit right it would be worth a try

@@makeediblemusic Do you think you have to get technical with the plugin like you did, or just use universal and learn over the loudest part of the song is okay?

@@MacEnstein Just universal would be a good idea, and then to choose a setting that fits best to keep it quick and easy

@@makeediblemusic thank you, sir

GREAT question--place it first, or perhaps second if you need an initial EQ to filter out some frequencies that aren't helping the sound: areas like deep low-end rumble, or noises that aren't part of the music

Thank you, Fabian! Let me know of anything you're working on learning and I'll look forward to giving some help

@@makeediblemusic actually the principal of compression stages in a production. I always hear in professional tracks a lot of pressure and cohesion. Maybe it's because the groups and parallel processing of groups...it can't be done with one compressor that's for sure.

You're definitely on the right track when thinking about group- and parallel processing. And those are in addition to individual channel processing, plus compression and limiting during the mastering stage. It's compression galore, though they're applied differently at each stage

It's worth experimenting with! Might make some steps easier

Haha v true - here very slow is relative only to very, very fast in this case

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Why? Have you ever done a blind test in a mix? Bet you can't tell the difference.

@@EdwinDekker71 yeah most of those who say it are stuck in the past

Thank you! I definitely think I'll do some more--let me know if there are any plugins you'd like to see

Thank you! I'm glad it's helpful

Good advice! You're right that's often a useful area to emphasize the clicky beater--in this case, I think the kick was mic'd outside of the drum, so it was too far away to capture that attack (partly why the hi-hat bleed got in there as well). But as you said, if those kick drum frequencies are present, then finding an area to boost makes a great difference. Thank you!

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That's okay! Actually why I chose them, to identify and pose some of the problems that can make drums difficult. Thank you!

I understand that so well--compression can feel very slippery and difficult to control. I think it's the way that all the parameters depend on each other, but also that there are so many ways to use it! Once the intricacies start to become clearer, it becomes a super useful tool for mixing

Thank you as well! Agreed on the fade features--it's nice for the faithful emulation, but I'm usually content to program the automation myself

Thank you! Yes, capable monitoring systems are a really great help especially for subtler adjustments

Yes, that's also a v good one!