drumnbass.be forum » Production » Production questions & answers » Automation question Automation question Author Post BigFire Cool Producer Registration Date: 09-01-2005 Posts: 144 Helpfulness rating:  I was just wondering who in here thinks its a good idea to auto mate volume levels of seperate track throuout a song to give the compression a nice sound? Looking for a way to make the dynamics of a track sound a lot tighter and punchier with compression. __ Where's the fucking bass??!! 29-07-2005 00:53 TechDiff Hetty Jakes Pretentious Cheese Wog Registration Date: 14-06-2005 Posts: 1,028 Helpfulness rating:  Automating track volume is fine, but worth doing without the compressor first other wise the actual volume shifts will seem unrelated to the amount of change you allow. In terms of compresion, try using a multi-band compressor. This allows you to set a different compression setting for 4 different frequency bands. This works much better for mastering purposes than a normal compressor. 29-07-2005 01:23 equipped tired Registration Date: 20-05-2005 Posts: 3,818 Helpfulness rating:  Look into Behringer's "Ultra Base". (Hardware). This thing is perfect for tightening up compression and it's not to steep!! __ Space 05-09-2005 00:49 @1$-) unregistered how about dont bother cmpressing.......worry about getting your mix right first.....in fact dont put anything on the master channel.....instead pay for it to be mastered......believe me you cant compete.....and its not that expensive 05-09-2005 12:43 thechronic admin Registration Date: 01-11-2002 Posts: 5,293 Helpfulness rating:  Automating the volume of individual tracks is a basic mixing tool. It can really make the difference between a good mix and a top class mix. __ If you find spam on the site, please hit the button and select my name. I'll personally kick it to the murky depths of hell where it belongs! 05-09-2005 14:33 drumnbass.be forum » Production » Production questions & answers » Automation question