a must:

http://www.mixingwithyourmind.com/book.php

thank you! i could really use something concrete mate, do you got any advice for me?

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Originally posted by magik87 thank you! i could really use something concrete mate, do you got any advice for me?

that book changed everything for me, highly recommend

If you like the sound of a compressor on your master buss, and can't get that sound any other way, then keep using a compressor on the master?? It does give a sound that you can't neccsarily get any other way; compressors do glue a sound together, so why are you worried?

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You are asking loaded questions. There are tons of tutorials out there about this is noone is going to answer your questions aside from giving very basic explanations.
You need to learn through years of experience how sounds react to certain changes. Its more of an instinctive thing and it can sometimes be very difficult to explain with specifics.

But like someone said if the bussing gives you a sound you like, why avoid bussing? I always bus my sounds BECAUSE it will give me an effect I can't get in other ways. I'm sure as hell not going to look for another way of doing it. So thats fairly stupid all by itself. Read and watch tuts, and submit samples/ask SPECIFIC questions every week or w/e. Give it a lot of time and sure enough you'll improve.

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advice:
- there are no rules
- if it sounds good it is good
- we can not spoonfeed u skill, you need to try and learn yourself.

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Originally posted by magik87 thank you! i could really use something concrete mate, do you got any advice for me?

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Originally posted by magik87 I know what a compressor & limiter is for

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Originally posted by magik87 basically to alter the dynamic range of a sound. for instance if the kick needs a bit more punch & bite longer attack or if a bassguitar needs a longer sustain more release.

I would like to know, do you guys cut vengeance, wave-alchemy and so on kick samples low end away? Many people claims to cut at 30hz off? With what filter slope? What this helps? Cause if i cut my kick at 30hz, the whole song's low end doesn't match to the "pro's" songs in analyzers. Uhm..

just slap on a analogue sidechain and raise the gain about 40dB and you will be the next super star.