Thanks for the advice, evil G,

Hmmm, maybe I'll try to work out a way of doing what you are saying..
Only problem is, if I seperate the drum track, I'm afraid I'll end up with a completely different sound.... See my music is mainly drums.. and theres stuff that goes on when, say, three different kick patterns, two mid-range percussion patterns and three hi-freq parts fight each other within the drum machine... even before compression... then, as you know theres stuff that goes on when they all get squashed by the compression, or 'gel' as you put it... and then there is way that I want the live feel going on in the drums like quick track mutes, effects messing, and time shifting, etc...

So, to do what you are talking about is messy... I would have to record a live performance as one audio track, then record all the parts individualy compressed, then track them out in cubase, copying the layout of the live performance, then record the final mix through cubase back out through the compressor? Some of the effects and nuances would be impossible to recreate in the multi-track version...

And as I say, things sound pretty sweet as they are, running straight out of the hardware... (the RM1x also sequences a synth, both run into a desk with full eq)
... so I was kind of hoping for advice like - "you should use a different compression ratio, or "you should set the output gain this much more than the limiter..."

I rekoned I could get the sound sweet enough without having to try that messy route?.... I'll give that a try anyway. I won't know otherwise..

thanks man. Hope your music is going well.


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