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Old 09-24-2014, 12:59 AM
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Default Recording with compressor on

Yo! I finally got my pro tools set up and running again and i have a quick question that i really would like an answer to and hear what people think of this..

My question is i really dont know if recording an audio track for my songs with a compressor allready on can affect the audio track in any bad ways?

Im using the dyn3 compressor/limiter(mono) by the ways...

The lovely thing about record with this compressor allready on is that you can hear ur own voice so much better when ur recording. but its not worth it if the audio track can be hurt by it in any ways.

the sadly thing by not doing this is that almost not hear my own voice at all when im not doing this..

Any knows anything about this???

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Old 09-24-2014, 09:42 AM
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Default Re: Recording with compressor on

Hi.

No plugin you insert on an audio track will affect what is recorded to disk.
Just make shure make shure the meters are showing pre fader (and pre plugin) signal level so you're shure you have sensible input level.

I don't know why you can't get you voice loud enough in headphones, but there is no harm in boosting what you are hearing by pushing up the fader, inserting a trim plugin, or as you are doing it, a compressor with makupgain. What's recorded to disk is not affected by those things.
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Old 09-25-2014, 05:43 PM
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Default Re: Recording with compressor on

I often will push the fader to +6 to +9 for tracking vocals. As Ben said, plugins are processing the audio AFTER its recorded. Just double-check your input level with the compressor bypassed, so you know your recording level is proper(just into the yellow) and you know that the preamp is not overloaded. When I track vocals, I have an outboard compressor doing very light compression on the way in, plus the vocal track has an EQ(set for hi-pass), BF76 for modest compression, SMACK! for fat compression(its a "character" compressor) and the Bomb Factory Pultec(this entire chain only has 1 sample of latency).
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