Soft Knee Compression on Drum Samples [1-Minute Mix Tip]
Alright, I’ve got a sample here of a snare.
[snare]
Sounds pretty good, but let’s say that I want to make it a little bit softer and a little bit fatter. I’m going to set this with a soft knee, a very light ratio, I’ve got 1.6 to 1 here. Super fast attack, very fast release, and a very low threshold.
Now I’m going to take it out of bypass.
[snare with compression]
Cool. One time, before and after.
[snare, before and after compression]
That can be exactly what you’re looking for when you’re designing your drum sounds for say, an EDM production or a Hip Hop production. If you want to check out some more stuff, learn a few more things, go over to drumcompression.com.
Alright guys, until next time.
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