extra compressors and sidechain

[rhythmtech]

just my own way of doing it -

kicks - eq seperatly - run thru a group - compress group - eq group

bass - bass exciter/enhancer - sometimes compress seperate (depending on sound im looking for, ie. if i want the bass to stand out ill compress it seperate, if i want it as a subtle rumble ill run it thru the kicks channel)

percussion - eq and fx seperatly - run thru group - compress group - eq group

everything else has its own compressor

for side chaining ill usually set up an aux fx channel and patch anything i want side chained into it.

then everything is sent to a "master bus" that i set up myself, which in turn is sent to the output channel - this is just in cubase so that i can automate master fx (cubase has no automation on the output channel.

hope this helps a little.

[tracatak]

wow thanks i better start learning how to set up a group channel in cubase then..

[dirty_bass]

everything else has its own compressor

You compress everything?

[RDR]

You compress everything?

I've heard plenty of advice from quality producers in sound on sound about compressing each channel, but only when its appropriate and only in low ratios.

Personally speaking i dont do it myself, only when the programme material demands it, or when i want to manipulate the dynamics of the material in a dynamic way.