So I have been trying out every thing I learn here, but have a question which might be a little basic.

Sean sent me a PM and asked me if I might take shot at explaining Parallel Compression ( from here on out, we'll refer to this as PC, and not as a refernce to my esteemed colleague PC/ Marco. ;) ). Sean thought that perhaps those who are newer - or more novice mixers - might benefit from an explanation.

This is a good read, for both newbie and veteran alike.
 

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I'm Looking for great choices of nos tubes for my pro vla and my mpa gold the cheap tubes i had sounded great until i got both units modded now all my different tubes like really really impact the sound of the recording and I'm coming to find out that my tube selection sucks lol ill list them below so ppl have a better understanding of what ive worked with tube wise...(Also Max Cap Of 200 for t

any thoughts?

I thought a discussion would be in order, considering that most of us will often use both.

Accordingly, I thought it would be interesting to see what our members think, and how you approach the order of EQ and Compression in a mix...

The discussion doesn't need to be limited to just the track level, or just the bus level.

Wow, I just put on JJ Cale "Naturally", man, does that bring me home. But beyond the memories (God rest JJ Cale), I can't believe how dynamic the sound is compared to music today. Blow my mind.

Per Alan Parson's Q & A sessions on GS, he was asked about using compressors. He stated he did not use compression on his mixes. So what's up with that?

I'm not a great vocalist... in fact I'm not even average but I get by. I write my songs, record them and when it comes to doing the vocals, with a bit of reverb and a touch of delay, can usually disguise the worst with a few harmonies thrown in. My Shure SM58 and ART pre-amp between them good enough for my needs.

Hey everyone, I do all of my work in fl studio - stupid, I know, but I like it.