Hey all. I run a semi-sophisticated home recording setup. A few industry standard microphones (SM57 and a condenser) go into a Apogee interface, into Ableton Live, various sets of speakers, blah blah blah.
I work with mostly electronic music and solo vocalists. Record occasional keyboards and guitars and other random instruments & sounds that I create.
I've been reading about recording technique, how its so important to "get it right at the source"... and while my Apogee interface gives me a pure & clean signal, I'm wondering if I shouldn't get a hardware compressor to put between the microphone and the interface.
I know how easy it is to overdo compression. I listen to my old mixes quite a bit, and almost always there's a compression issue. Of course, living and learning is the best way to go. I use compression a lot, considering much of my music is electronic & loop-based.
For those recording enthusiasts, how much does a hardware compressor help or hinder your efforts to record great, smooth, quality sound? Because of course using compressor plug-ins *AFTER THE FACT* is different than compressing the recording as its happening.
Thanks in advance. I'm looking at CL, and there are some 2-channel compressors for sale in my area for around $50. Would be a pretty cheap experiment.
I work with mostly electronic music and solo vocalists. Record occasional keyboards and guitars and other random instruments & sounds that I create.
I've been reading about recording technique, how its so important to "get it right at the source"... and while my Apogee interface gives me a pure & clean signal, I'm wondering if I shouldn't get a hardware compressor to put between the microphone and the interface.
I know how easy it is to overdo compression. I listen to my old mixes quite a bit, and almost always there's a compression issue. Of course, living and learning is the best way to go. I use compression a lot, considering much of my music is electronic & loop-based.
For those recording enthusiasts, how much does a hardware compressor help or hinder your efforts to record great, smooth, quality sound? Because of course using compressor plug-ins *AFTER THE FACT* is different than compressing the recording as its happening.
Thanks in advance. I'm looking at CL, and there are some 2-channel compressors for sale in my area for around $50. Would be a pretty cheap experiment.
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