ok one last attempt to give you an idea of where i'm coming from;
i said i was out, but its quite unsatisfactory in a production forum to be missunderstood.
ive obviously upset the sensibilities of guys who use buss compression LOL
if i replaced the word lazy with EASY would that make you feel better.
in my studio easy means lazy, its as simple as that. if something seems easy, i always question the technique and wonder if there is a better way to do things even though it may take more time and work.
i dont doubt that compression is an effect which has its own character and does 'something' as miro said, but for me i simply dont like that 'something'
i find i can glue my mixes together with more satisfying results without using compression.
as a simple example i cross frequency modulate the fundamantal waves of my percussion sounds, it ties them together in ways which are impossible by any other method, thats just one out of many techniques i use to produce a coherent mix which has a holistic resonance, this is glue in the realm of EQ.
in terms of dynamics i have my sequencing system set up in my modular so that the dynamics are under total control at all times, i cant explain this easily here, but similar to cross frequency modulation i have a system of cross dynamic modulation, this gives holistic dynamics.
i totally understand why you reacted to the 'L' word, its just a figure of speech, its not that big a deal, and i totally understand that with certain types of production buss processing is probably the best option to acheive 'glue', but its not the only way,
it is however the
easiest
i hope you know where i'm coming from now bro.
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