![]() Yes compression shouldn't be over used, afterall you want to preserve the dynamic range of your recording. ![]() That doesn't mean you have to crush it to pieces, be sensible with your compression ratio and just use it to gain volume and stop when you are at a good level. but the fact is that I've never yet had a recording of a big orchestra (with VSL anyways) that didn't need some compression to beef up the volume. will all affect the outcome of the overall loudness. Obviously things like, how you've programmed your velocities and expressions, how close you want your orchestra to be to the mics, and what post-processing you're using. The better answer should be that in the Virtual orchestra world it's nearly impossible to make a recording of decent volume without compressing your tracks to some degree. This usually gets answered with things like 'How dare you even mention the word compression!!'. Question: "How much compression should I use?" So here's my thoughts on these oft asked questions. And these points could actually help the question askers much more than being told "Go take a college course!". In fact these questions are asked so often you'd think there'd be a huge wiki article by now explaining the why's and how's.Īfter seeing much of this discussions in similar veins it appears to me that several points are not being mentioned by the 'pros'. More often than not these questions are met with frustrated professionals that end up chastising the newbies for their lack of apparrant knowledge of audio and orchestral mixing. And so these composers turn to the discussion forums asking the oft asked question "How much compression should I use?", and "Why aren't my recordings as loud as a commercial release?". I have to say that the main disputed point of orchestral mixing seems to be that many people have never learned how to do it, and aren't likely to be in a position to be able to study it from a live point of view. I wanted to start a discussion on this if nothing else but to put down some ideas that come to mind. It's quite astonishing how negative the subject of 'Loudness' can be in some quarters. Often I scour the internet looking at discussions on what other professionals and newbies have to say. As you may know I'm one who is constantly seeking better ways to mix and to achieve a realistic recording from virtual instruments.
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