well, admittedly I have not used compression much for drums - or at all. I think much of this stems from many many posts decrying compression as something that is so VERY easy to screw up (thanks a lot DOA).
I guess I don't even know where to begin. lets say I have sequenced a few breaks and single hits into a drum track I am wanting to use in a tune. I create an fx channel with a compressor and start sending it to different parts of my drum track - the snare - kick - one of the breaks.. I want to give my drums punch and 'gel' them together. when I have tried doing this I go between either not being able to tell if I am effecting he signal at all to blatently squashing everything. then I start second guessing myself.
at this point I say fuck it and take the compressor off.
maybe I am psyching myself out about this? again I blame DOA. lol
also: I second the compressor/bass issue.
I guess I don't even know where to begin. lets say I have sequenced a few breaks and single hits into a drum track I am wanting to use in a tune. I create an fx channel with a compressor and start sending it to different parts of my drum track - the snare - kick - one of the breaks.. I want to give my drums punch and 'gel' them together. when I have tried doing this I go between either not being able to tell if I am effecting he signal at all to blatently squashing everything. then I start second guessing myself.
at this point I say fuck it and take the compressor off.
maybe I am psyching myself out about this? again I blame DOA. lol
also: I second the compressor/bass issue.