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This one might be obvious to you folk who have worked on pro recordings. Compressing vocals and compressing instruments require different mindsets. Different in the way that you shouldn't be afraid to compress your vocals to -10 and -20db, while your instruments are at a subtle -2 to -5 (and I don't even limit myself there, because I love distorting my drums).

This video will show you every trick you did before: eq, automation, reverb, etc. and compare it to compression in the context of a rock track.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That really is way more compression than I expected, but it sounds good. The autotune flutters on that line were driving me nuts though.

[โ€“] anthromusicnote 2 points 1 year ago

Hah, I thought I noticed some autotune weirdness! I usually watch on 2x speed and sometimes I don't slow down for examples. Glad to know it wasnt just me!