compression while tracking

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I think this is a pretty straightforward question.

I can understand that you would want to track a sweet sounding outboard compressor on a vocal or acoustic guitar, or get a more focused sound with an outboard EQ coming in.

The thing is, would you do this with plugins?

Hi all,



I am relatively new to recording drums and I would be grateful if some of you could share your drum compression strategies.



In particular, I'd be interested to know if you use compression during tracking, and if yes on which mics and how you set up your compressors.



The idea that I am currently pursing is the following:

I'm always a little unsure about applying compression while tracking vocals. I know different vocalist call for different approaches, so i'm looking for some general guidlines to get started. Generally i'm pretty conservative on the front end. I use an Avalon or universal audio running through an AMEK 9098 compressor.

Time to start another little discussion on tracking with or without compression.



In the analog world the need for comression while tracking is fairly obvious. You need compression to help mask the tape hiss. As tape and analog improved compression became more of an effect.