Compressing Electric Guitar – Pro Tools 9
Electric guitars don't usually need any compression in Pro Tools, especially when they have a lot of distortion. This is because guitarists often use a pedal rig containing several pedals, including a compression pedal. This tutorial shows a way to brighten the guitar, add more punch and bring the guitar out to the front of the mix. Since most distorted guitars already have consistent levels, there's no need to to even them out. In general, adding compression to a track is a bit like cooking using salt. Use small amounts to change the flavor slowly, tasting as you go, rather than just dumping in a lot and then tasting it. Directions 1. To start, open your electric guitar track in a Pro Tools session. Solo it out and then play it, so that you can hear what you're working with. The track has already been EQ'd, but with compression, you can make it even brighter. 2. Select the default compressor plug-in insert, opening the compressor window. If you prefer, you can now select the Fatten preset, because usually producers try to make the guitar sound thicker. The ratio is so high in this that it's almost like a limiter, which you'll learn more about later in this chapter. When compressing, we recommend setting the compressor up manually instead of using a preset. Start by raising the threshold to -3.9 dB. Watch the IN level bar. In this video, it's going from around -12 to -15. It's a small distance, because the compression pedal already helped out. Set your threshold to -17.1 ...
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very usefull!! Thank!
thanks so much and nice mini breakdown with the guitar
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