Hi!
I have a problem with the snare being about 4db louder than the rest of the mix when it hits. It sounds good, but it's a pain to master without pumping.
This is great because it relates to a question I wanted to know about clipping/limiting. As far as I know clippers do not do any gain reduction, but rather just level the peak parts of the waveform, leaving things below peaks untouched. This is what I want to do to the sticking snare peaks so the whole mix doesn't clamp on the snare hits.
Everything is good so far, but I would like to know what the soft knee/soft clipping of a clipper does? I know it rounds the edges, but how?
And how do you usually handle this kind of scenarios btw? I suppose the best way is to level the snares/kicks in the mix? Or altarnatively not participate in loudness wars.
I have a problem with the snare being about 4db louder than the rest of the mix when it hits. It sounds good, but it's a pain to master without pumping.
This is great because it relates to a question I wanted to know about clipping/limiting. As far as I know clippers do not do any gain reduction, but rather just level the peak parts of the waveform, leaving things below peaks untouched. This is what I want to do to the sticking snare peaks so the whole mix doesn't clamp on the snare hits.
Everything is good so far, but I would like to know what the soft knee/soft clipping of a clipper does? I know it rounds the edges, but how?
And how do you usually handle this kind of scenarios btw? I suppose the best way is to level the snares/kicks in the mix? Or altarnatively not participate in loudness wars.