Quote Originally Posted by acos1 View Post
cool man cheers! and would it be common for u to send them all the parts of the track so they can individually treat them or would it just be the whole track itself?

the reason why im asking cos my method of producing/mastering is to parallel compress every element in the track then mix the track down to -3db and then just bring up the overall level from there with compression etc.
Well I have to agree with IQ here.
Compressing everything?
that`s very very bad production.

Ask yourself this.
Why?
Whenever you apply any effect to a sound always justify it.
Some of the best producers in the biz will tell you, 80% production comes from the choice of sound in the first place. And to not even EQ at all is better, by just choosing sounds that fit together well.
anyway, I`m wandering off the point.

So why are you parallell compressing all the elemtns in your trakc?

Compression increases the size of a sound, by reducing dynamic differences and peaks. You are flattening the sound out.
You can`t have every sound wide and phat and loud.
It just doesn`t work like that.
You will end up with a loud mashed up mess, lacking in any dynamics and clarity.

Are you just using compression to get the level of all your tracks up?
that`s also terrible practice.
Good Subtractive EQ allows you to increase volume, by reducing unwanted frequencies.

Compression should be used sparingly.