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Hello, guys.

I have recently been reading about parallel compression. The article described how to use it in ProTools. But I use Cubase SX 3. Does anyone know how to apply parallel compression in Cubase SX 3? How to route everything?

Thank you!

Sincerely,
Bracelet Z

If you have a track or bus called "SOURCE" that has an output to a bus called "MASTER", set a send bus "SEND" from SOURCE and compress it to the smithereens. Set the output from the SEND to MASTER and mix it into SOURCE to your taste.

I scoop some lows out of the SEND. Otherwise it usually gets very bassy. You can also set an analog- or tapesaturation-plugin into the SEND to get some old skool flavour.

It's important to check the mix both in a quiet part and in a loud part - as the idea is to beef up the quiet parts without squashing the transients in the loud parts.

Parallel compression suits especially well the mastering part of 'lighter' songs like classical/jazz/ballads, but try it in the mixing stage, too - makes wonders for instance to the snare sound.

Best,
Jyri

Thank you, Jyri!

Do you use Cubase or another sequencer?

You explained it clearly, but I'm not skilled in routing:( Could you please make a print screen of this routing with clear view of how to do it? I would really appreciate. It would be the best for me and others, I think.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Bracalet Z

Sorry, no can do. I use Sonar.

Jyri

Hello.

Jyri, could you print screen it from Sonar? It should be very similar.


Sincerely,
Bracelet Z

Hi.

I will try to follow your description. Ok let's say I have:

1. Audio track (Source) ; 2. "Send" BUS ; 3. "Master" BUS

You wrote: "Set a send bus "SEND" from SOURCE and compress it to the smithereens". This moment is not clear. Do I send a "Send" BUS to Audio track? What is on "Send" BUS then? And why to set an output from "Send" BUS to "Master" BUS?

Sorry:)

Sincerely,
Bracelet Z

Hi

I copy the sourcefile into two tracks in CUBASE SX3.

Track one is the untreatet track.
Track two is the compressed one.
I fade the compressed channel in until it sounds good to me.

If the plugin causes latency problems, I insert it on both channels. The one on the neutral track runs in bypass mode.

Nitro

What Nitro says work as well and is easier to comprehend.

You just add a tiny little bit of the compressed signal into the original.

J