Hi, I am currently mixing a kick drum, and I don't see the point in compressing it even with a slow attack like people say to do, for the punch, as it seems to make the kick much weaker. Also, when EQing the kick, I am trying to increase the headroom available as much as possible when cutting the extreme lows and highs by using the digital mode on 100% phase on Ozone 7 Equalizer, as it seems to actually reduce the volume of the kick (allowing for a boost in the output) in most cases, rather than boosting the overall volume. Is this a good thing to be doing, or does it create other phasing problems that the analog mode wouldn't cause?(even though the analog mode seems to reduce the headroom in most cases by giving an me an unwanted boost particularly with a low cut - is this an issue for maximizing the volume of a kick?) I hope this all made sense and I would be grateful for any insight on these questions. Thanks!
Submitted September 21, 2017 at 03:30PM by Techno_Charlie https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/71l63i/2_questions_eq_phasingheadroom_and_compressing_a/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Thursday, September 21, 2017