I read the linked post above and made this: http://soundcloud.com/tr909/sets/compression-limiting-test A cheesy house-ish track done with: version 1. no compression version 2. ableton compressor on the master bus version 3. ableton compressor and voxengo elephant on master bus (demo, cuts out someti...

Could you post a sample of your work, so we can hear how it sounds? (maybe you're just too critical towards your own) I uploaded some things here: http://soundcloud.com/tr909 I hope soundcloud is ok? The tracks are set to be downloadable. The last track labeled "Track ableton compressor spl at...

for a while now i start with a kick drum and immediately compress it to a point that i know that it will cut through anything and then i move the fader down to -4db or -6db and bring in the hook, or sample i was working on before and mold the kick around that i like big 909 kicks so i usually don't...

here's some research for you... quote from John Tejada's "Machine Love" interview on Resident Advisor "I'd suggest trying multiple compressors in series. I know guys with huge hardware rigs that use this as their secret weapon and it works with software as well. Some compressors are ...

Thanks for all the replies! These are all for my own use or atleast no prospects/attempts of being professionally mastered. I used Waves L3 at one point and it was nice. Any cheaper alternatives? Also, are transient shapers something I need. I think one of my problems is that, even with a simple 4/4...

My finished (home "mastering" if you can call it that) tracks are not as loud as commercial tracks. This is of course a complicated topic but I wanted to ask a few basic questions. Currently I create and mix the track in ableton trying to keep my levels low with decent headroom. I turn up ...

my main problem with it is the need to stop the sequencer to enter record mode.

i've grown too used to the korg boxes, elektrons, etc. that let you switch in and out of record mode.

for me it broke my flow too much.

other than that decent and very cheap these days.

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