@flabsatron YES! there is a reason -12 is the default. Keep your levels down and your monitors turned up, you will get a better sound if you always have a little head room up your sleeve. I have also found some plugins sound better if you dont hit them too hot (signal going in is too loud)
@TheDSPproject lets say i put a delay in my effects chain in the sampler. with the gain set to -12db will the effects processing be limited by the low input signal?
Also should i be busing in ableton as well and use the return volume knob to control my headroom or use a utility to boost the gain in an effects chain (that is only if a plugin suffers from low input gain)
im stuck on wether busing is "more correct" than chaining effects. keeping in mind all the mixdown work as well
@flabsatron Yes it will be limited in loudness but not in any sonic way (unless you want to overload/abuse on purpose). Instead of turning it up, turn everything else down. Working in digital you have a low noise floor so there is no harm only gain in keeping some spare headroom.
Regarding busing if you can get enough juice using the send knob that is simplest other wise no harm in putting a utility at the start of the return track.
@flabsatron The advantage of busing is one plugin can service a whole track. So if I have a reverb in the return track I can dial in as much as I need on each track with the send knob. Not only does this save CPU on a bunch of reverb instances but it helps create a space as it sounds like all parts in the same room. Odd reverb spaces generally sound weird even on unnatural sounds like synth).
I hope that answers ur question.
Dont worry too much about "more correct" if it sounds good it is good.
You're a genuinely cool dude. I came across your vids a long way back when you put up the interview with Gigantor, big ups to you sir on all accounts of everything you do!
Hey man, good video man, but my problem is that once I finished a layered snare, exported it as .wav and I wanted to use it in a track of mine, for ease of use mainly. The problem I have is that it sound notably more compressed and less hard hitting than when I actually had the the seperate sounds uncompressed. My problem is that I dont have that good of a computer so I thought exporting it was crucial. Is there a way to get a good exported snare without comprimising sound?
@GuitarJax seems strange exporting is changing the sound? If you look at the comments on the DSP website under Kick Layering I explain how to record it inside of Ableton. Might do a video on it later on though...
is there a reason you leave the default volume on the instrument at -12db?
flabsatron 1 month ago
@flabsatron YES! there is a reason -12 is the default. Keep your levels down and your monitors turned up, you will get a better sound if you always have a little head room up your sleeve. I have also found some plugins sound better if you dont hit them too hot (signal going in is too loud)
TheDSPproject 1 month ago
@TheDSPproject lets say i put a delay in my effects chain in the sampler. with the gain set to -12db will the effects processing be limited by the low input signal?
Also should i be busing in ableton as well and use the return volume knob to control my headroom or use a utility to boost the gain in an effects chain (that is only if a plugin suffers from low input gain)
im stuck on wether busing is "more correct" than chaining effects. keeping in mind all the mixdown work as well
flabsatron 1 month ago
@flabsatron Yes it will be limited in loudness but not in any sonic way (unless you want to overload/abuse on purpose). Instead of turning it up, turn everything else down. Working in digital you have a low noise floor so there is no harm only gain in keeping some spare headroom.
Regarding busing if you can get enough juice using the send knob that is simplest other wise no harm in putting a utility at the start of the return track.
TBC...
TheDSPproject 1 month ago
@flabsatron The advantage of busing is one plugin can service a whole track. So if I have a reverb in the return track I can dial in as much as I need on each track with the send knob. Not only does this save CPU on a bunch of reverb instances but it helps create a space as it sounds like all parts in the same room. Odd reverb spaces generally sound weird even on unnatural sounds like synth).
I hope that answers ur question.
Dont worry too much about "more correct" if it sounds good it is good.
TheDSPproject 1 month ago
your dope niga
squeeblark 7 months ago 4
@squeeblark Thats what my Mum always told me.
TheDSPproject 7 months ago 5
You're a genuinely cool dude. I came across your vids a long way back when you put up the interview with Gigantor, big ups to you sir on all accounts of everything you do!
Bunechunk 11 months ago
@Bunechunk Thank you, thats very kind.
TheDSPproject 10 months ago
You look like the worm from Labyrinth.. but good tutorial.
TheMacroRevolution 11 months ago
@TheMacroRevolution my wife laughed so hard she thinks I should make him my avatar (I disagreed).
TheDSPproject 11 months ago
@TheDSPproject :D
TheMacroRevolution 11 months ago
Hey man, good video man, but my problem is that once I finished a layered snare, exported it as .wav and I wanted to use it in a track of mine, for ease of use mainly. The problem I have is that it sound notably more compressed and less hard hitting than when I actually had the the seperate sounds uncompressed. My problem is that I dont have that good of a computer so I thought exporting it was crucial. Is there a way to get a good exported snare without comprimising sound?
GuitarJax 11 months ago
@GuitarJax seems strange exporting is changing the sound? If you look at the comments on the DSP website under Kick Layering I explain how to record it inside of Ableton. Might do a video on it later on though...
TheDSPproject 11 months ago
Good Vid. Got a few good bits of advice from it ;)
djmccartman 1 year ago
really helpful!
dmntastic 1 year ago
Nice one...
flimflamdan 1 year ago