Mar 21, 2014 cubase has some excellent tools for generating and processing drum sounds. So we have a pretty good balance going on right here. How to get creative with parallel processing in ableton live. This is a technique ive known about for quite some time, and have been using to varying degrees for the past five years, but have only recently fallen in love with. Blend them together to achieve the amount of parallel compression needed to make that source stand out in the mix. Buy our software from the steinberg online shop and profit from. So, we have a pretty good balance going on right here. Compression application 1 drum compression intro 02. Would it be overkill to glue drum bus, and then again glue drum bass with parallel drum and bass guitar. Finally we look at parallel compression in steinbergs cubase 5. On a serious note, roughrider3 is the best vst plugin for superheavy compression.
How to use buss, parallel and sidechain compression for. Fatten up your tracks with this free parallel compressor. Effective ways to use parallel compression to enhance sounds. You can use it 100% wet as a unique distortion effect, or mix the compressed with the dry signal for some tasty parallel compression. Compressor also features a gain reduction meter that shows the amount of gain reduction in db, soft knee hard knee compression modes, and a programdependent auto feature for the release parameter. This is a short introduction into the benefits of parallel compression, the. Watch this step by step guide on how to achieve a punchy yet natural drum sound with some simple routing and a compressor or 3.
A common workaround to minimise these artifacts is to set the compressor up not as an insert, but as a send effect, mixing the compressed and uncompressed signals together a process usually referred to as parallel compression. Note, though, that the article incorrectly calls the technique sidechain compression. Parallel compression can be used on a variety of sounds, but its probably most popular on drums. Load in a drum loop of your choice anything will work but softer acoustic drums can demo the process best. When drum peaks hit your parallel compression setup, the compressor reduces the gain, such that the. Known as new york style compression, or also known as, parallel compression, this is based upon running two different tracks in tandom, or parallel in your mix.
With cubase, you can implement an innovative parallel compression technique first conceived by producer andrew scheps. Grab the best free mastering vst plugins available from our free plugins library. For a deeper look at compression, check out mixing with compression. Compression effect 9 parallel compression in cubase 5 07. Today i had a spare hour so i decided to record a tutorial on parallel compression in mastering. Parallel compression in ableton ny style by rafael. Presonus studio one reason studios steinberg cubase. In this video, im going to be measuring several different kinds of buss compression. Heres a video you might like on using parallel compression to bring out the attack or sustain of a snare drum. Parallel compression tips for drum mixes videos waves. Drum processing in cubase part 1 the kick drum this short series of quick tips is designed to give you a good overview of the audio processing techniques involved in creating a professional sounding drum beat for use in house, electro and breaks in cubase.
Ny compression consists in adding an auxiliary send track to the mix, where the producer is going to set a compressor. Product specialist sebastian monch shows you how to do parallel compression aka new york compression in cubase 6. In most software you could route the compression bus to the drums bus so you can process it all as a group if desired, or route the compression bus to the main bus independently. This is part of a set of mixing tutorials where i will show various mixing techniques using freeware vst plugins, 1 in this video i show how parallel drum compression can add punch and room sound. Do you put your drum drytracks in the drum bus to compress it bus compression with the parallel alreadycompressed track to glue them. He shows a step by step process on how to do the michael brauer parallel compression technique using cubase. Parallel compression tips for drum mixes february 07, 2016 197,959 views watch this video to learn a clever mixing trick that will give your drum mixes extra drive and impact parallel drum compression using the ssl plugins. The myth around compression is simplified and nurve demonstrates you an easy way to bring some nice depth to any drum loop.
Its a process that can be applied to almost any sound, but drum or. Youll also learn how to compress individual channels, alternative workflows, using 3rd party plugins and more. This is a very simple process, but it has a big impact on your sound. This is a compressor setup that is specifically focused on the kick and snare drum which is used to add depth, length and attack. That is all the theory you need to know for coming up with great parallel compression on your drum tracks.
In this short tutorial nurve explains and shows you about parallel compression by using a drum and bass loop from a working progress. Were going to create a parallel drum compression bus. In this short tutorial, timo garcia explains how he uses parallel compression on his drum channels. Parallel compression sounds like its idea during the sub mix for low end punch or where a final mix could be a bit to top heavy needing some low end lift. Parallel compression for fatter drum tones hometracked. With cubase, you can implement an innovative parallel compression. Compressors compression effect 9 parallel compression in. This technique is not only effective on drums, but on any sound in your track. Lower the volume of the compression chain and reactivate the dry chain by pressing the speaker button. Worry not, aspiring beatmaker, as roughrider3 is here to smack that drum loop down into a pulp. I prefer to use much less of the parallel compression mix than the main drum mix to retain a natural feel, with the parallel fader brought up just enough to get the tightness i need.
Drum master luke oswald reveals how to apply parallel compression to your drum tracks, adding musical depth and punch. Compressor features a separate display that graphically illustrates the compressor curve that is shaped according to the threshold and ratio parameter settings. Creative compression, transient design, ambience, layering and heavy saturation are all valid techniques for fattening up your. Another common use for drum parallel compression is the kicksnare crush setup. Adsr pro parallel or new york compression in steinberg cubase 5 tutorial video steinberg cubase music software music production new york news new york city nyc welcome to adsr pro video tutorial on parallel or new york compression in stenbergs cubase 5. I will be focusing on parallel compression but also talk a little bit about sidechain compression. It is clear why this is called parallel compression when you see the raw drum signal running next to the aux signal. Mixing tutorial parallel drum bus compression youtube. Combear is a free parallel compressor plugin that can help you easily apply some punch to your tracks without going through the strain of multiband compression, transient editing, etc. Parallel compression for drums this tutorial is about compression settings and routing options but specific for drums. How to use parallel compression on drums the recording solution. The goal is to beef up the sound without destroying. Mix the drum mix and parallel compression mix together to taste. Soss method involves duplicating the track on which parallel compression will be performed.
Parallel compression also known as ny compression is achieved by mixing a dry audio signal to an over compress version of the same signal. Parallel compression new york compression in cubase 6. Oct 17, 2011 in addition, there are no rules against eqing the parallel signal postcompression to bring out a certain tone, or doing anything else to it for that matter. Im doing it in pro tools now because its audio and i feel like the routing is a little bit easier to wrap your head around. Were going to create a parallel drum compression buss. Parallel drum compression in cubase 5 if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. I will be using the sample of a typical place i use buss compression and thats over the submix of a multitrack drum recording. See more ideas about cubase, singing tips and acting tips. This is the same drum part that i was using over in logic a video or so ago. Parallel compression sometimes called new york compression due to its popularity with new york mix engineers, is a great way of achieving a subtle dynamic lift, and is far less noticeable in action when compared to its downward cousin. Start playing a section of your original drum tracks, and then slowly start pushing up the new parallel tracks fader until you start hearing the punch of the kick and snare. Jul 09, 2016 once you have your parallel compression drum track set up, then pull that fader all the way down to where you cant hear it. Learn about parallel compression for drums tutorial. Aug 21, 2016 welcome to adsr pro, steinberg cubase and music production tutorials with mike smith in this tutorial i take you through parallel compression in steinberg cubase pro 8, i use only stock plugins.
Parallel compression allows you to boost the impact of signals without. My mixing world is upside down right now, maybe i should think my avenue for getting the thickness. Learn how to treat compression like an instrument and perform magic on any drum mix. In this tutorial i take you through parallel compression in steinberg. Parallel compression in cubase, also known as new york compression, or simply ny compression, is a very common used mixing technique. Press play and slowly bring the volume of the compression chain up until the transients begin to be enhanced. Fab uncovers the mysterious process of parallel compression, also known as new york compression. It adds punch to your tracks, to make it sound more alive and fat. When it comes to putting together the drum track for an edm project, you can use all sorts of techniques to make things sound larger than life. By billc15 in forum steinberg cubase user forum replies.
Parallel compression in cubase using stock only plugins youtube. If you want to learn more about this technique then head over to sound on sound and check out a great post written by mike senior. Free mastering vst plugins free vst plugins soundshock. Mastering in steinberg cubase hd cubase, steinberg cubase. As with any parallel compression approach, it then becomes a simple task of blending the parallel compression bus in to taste alongside your master stereo bus. I assumed that using the mix knob would do the same thing as the conventional method of parallel compression creating a send from the drum bus, compressing, and blending that back with the dry, let me know if this is sound logic pun intended. Apr 12, 2008 heres how i do parallel compression in cubase 4. With the advancement of plugins over the last couple years and more people using parallel compression than ever before, software companies are starting to integrate a mix knob within the plugin. The signal from the compressor is then being mixed back in to the output. Free compressor vst plugins bedroom producers blog. Parallel drum compression in cubase 5 home recording. There are no hardandfast rules but a good starting point is to gradually raise the parallel compressors fader until its contribution sounds obvious, and then back it off slightly. Aug 08, 2016 as mentioned above, people like michael brauer use parallel compression on vocals. Feb 05, 2016 parallel compression also known as ny compression is achieved by mixing a dry audio signal to an over compress version of the same signal.
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