Secret Digital Mixing Trick for Analog Sound - Parallel Compression
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Today, we are going to focus on parallel compression! Parallel compression is quite wonderful and is definitely something you will want to use in your mixes!
Recently, we did a video talking about loudness in mixes, and realized there is a lot of misconception about what a loud mix might be. One of those things is the belief that everything happens on the master bus. Even the use of multi-band compressors and other things like that inside the mix is only part of the story.
Back in the days of only analog recording, there were so many things along the way that got you those big fat tones. First, if you had a big budget, you would be in an expensive studio using a tube microphone, which was adding all kinds of lovely harmonics, saturation, distortion, and more. Then it was going through a mic pre that added a little extra grit, and then it was being compressed. That is what allowed you to end up with this amazing, big, fat analog sound.
Now, with digital, everything is “perfect”. And with that perfect signal, you get all of these exaggerated transients, and you lose that energy that was brought by everything going through tubes and transformers, and lots of compression.
This is where parallel compression comes in! There are all kinds of plugins that can help to replicate that analog sound, but one of the easiest ways to do it is through parallel compression. By using parallel, you can start adding more transients, and really add excitement. There are so many things you can do with parallel compression, and it will help you mix feel so much bigger!
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How do you use parallel compression in your mixes?
I try to use on every mix, but never works for me
drum bus. mastering. maybe kick.
Drum close mics, and sometimes vocals
I annihilate drums 😁
Use it on my Drum Bus. Used to do it via the send from the Bus channel, but now use Waves Studio rack directly on the Drum bus, and use the parallel feature on that to smash it to within an inch of it's life 😂
You said "it's ugly in a really cool way." That's how my wife introduced me to her family. Great video as always!
Haha That sounds familiar!
Ha ha you made my day XD
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@@ZOgrameMusic haha indeed!
@@vegardyrnes1793 Yes!
Kudos to you Warren. I have found that very few people in this industry have time to spend teaching others. The amount of time you spend educating, assisting and critiquing both home engineers through to seasoned pros is truly amazing. Your videos are described with context rather than just jumping in and going straight into the technique without any explanation of what the process is actually achieving.
That is very kind of you Dave! Thanks ever so much for your very kind words my friend!!
This is so true. I love receiving some of the history lessons behind the discussed techniques so I feel in touch with how it used to be, how it is now, advantages and disadvantages, and just so much more knowledge that actually gets INTEGRATED! Knowledge presented with this much scope of understanding is so rare, and that's why we love what you do Warren!
Reaper has a mix button on every plug in, parallel everything!
Seriously? This alone might be enough to get me to switch over...
@@JamieClark That was the deal for me too, and don't forget "ReaInsert" plugin, with it you can use any outboard gear as a plugin.
Yeah, I fell in love with that blend knob when I switched to Reaper. Super fast to add parallel processing, even just to see (hear) if it's better or not. Love how that knob can be automated too.
@@JamieClark Yea, it doesn't work on a couple of plug ins (weird phasing issue) but 90% 👍
@@TheLastMoomin Just wanted to Thankyou mate for your original post, it's been a life changer. Iv'e used reaper for a few years without knowing this and already my latest mix sounds way more pro sounding, Fabfilter Pro C2 works a treat. Cheers again!
23 minutes of gold information
Thanks ever so much!
13:38 "Parallel, schmarallel" I love it when Warren goes all borscht belt.
Thus far, the only thing I've dared trying parallel compression on is vocals. Maybe it's because I'm a singer, but I feel most comfortable with mixing vocals than any other part of the song. The phrase, "It sounds like it was mixed by the vocalist," probably applies to me.
I had only ever really done this with drums before very recent times. I was always nervous about destroying a sound beyond repair. I've learned, mostly thanks to you, to be more confident with messing with the sound. I'm now loving how this works when I use it on spread out guitars.
Thanks ever so much Bobby! I really appreciate it! Glad to be able to help!
It’s digital, “Save As” is your friend!
Warren is my go-to for learning new things (new to me), as well as interviews and fascinating reminiscing. Give me him and Beato and I’m pretty well set.
Wow! Thanks ever so much!
The third parallel really cranked everything up!
As always good stuff Warren!! Thank you!
Upwards compression in a drum parallel bus to leave transients alone but bring up the room sound and sustain
Marvellous Ivan!
@@Producelikeapro thank you :)
Great idea.
Outstanding demo! Thanks Warren!
Thanks again Warren. I have learnt so much from you over the past three years. I enjoy all of your excellent tutorials and interviews.
Wonderful video and tips! Thank you!
This song sounds sooo good!Love the melody🙏
Wonderful tips Warren thank you so much.
Great Video! thank you for sharing your crafty methods on this !
Thanks Warren, for making things so easy to understand !
Really awesome video! Thank you so much Warren!
Wow! Parallel Schmarallel working marvelously well!!
I love Andrew Schep’s rear buss parallel compression method!
Wonderful! Yes, I first learned that from Dave Jerden who used in it the late ‘70s and early ‘80s
thanks warren for sharing your insight on this love it
Warren, this is one of my favourite things about your channel. You've got all the perspective and experience that comes from having been a producer in the days before everything was digital. But you're forward-thinking enough to bring these ideas into the present day and use them to complement modern methods. It brings a whole different dynamic that you don't get with basic "use-these-settings-on-this-plugin" tutorials.
It is great video. Thank You Warren ! You are the best !
This’ll be great for me as I have SOME analog gear to help give me a nice warm sound, but I’m still using digital processing for everything.
eye opening, thanks warren!!
This is the first video, where i did actually undertood the concept behind parrallel compression. very good example on the drums vocals and guitars . thank you Warren!
That's wonderful to hear Mario!
Love it. Love your passion. New to recording and I have heard of Parallel compression, but have never used it. I will use it in my next recording
I love how even though you have many years of experience, you are so willing to just play around with effects. I learned about parallel compression quite recently before this but now i'm going to try and use it wherever possible😂.
That snare sounds awesome!
Thank you so much for sharing such a useful tips!
Glad it was helpful!
This was super valuable!!
Your wisdom is invaluable Sir. Thank you for sharing. Even though I'm still saving for a computer to run my DAW through I do enjoy that I am learning and growing in the meantime.
Excellent, I will try it, thanks!
This is great teaching. Thank you.
I use parallel Compression all the time, especially on the drums (It's literally half my Drum Sound), however I only add the close mics to it which avoids alot of cymbal splash. will definitely try the Guitar Trick. Thanks for the Great Video
Good lessons, thank you Warren.
Great video Warren. I do love using this on aggressive drums. Crushing with the SSL comp and then hitting it with the Decapitator.
This is so cool!!! I can´t wait to use it on my drum recordings, thank you so much, Warren!
Thanks ever so much Julian! I really appreciate it!
Miking an (unplugged) electric guitar to add extra oomph to an acoustic guitar track?? Brilliant!
Yes, I love that technique!
I am stealing this idea for a tracking session later today. Cool idea!! Thanks WH!
Amazing, thank youuu!
It is pleasant to watch your videos. You seem a good person, that likes to share knowledge.
Thanks ever so much!!
I’m totally going to start using parallel compression
Parallel stuff just sounds fantastic to me. I'm still in school and have only done a few mixes, but so far I've done parallel compression on drums and then on an entire mix.
That's wonderful to hear! Thanks ever so much for sharing!
Amazing video Warren. This is so cool. Directly going to try it in my session and see what I can get out of it :-) Thanks so much
That’s a powerful drum mix! It almost overpowers the rest of the mix at 200-400
Thanks Warren. I do use this almost every mix, however, was good to see how much of it you use and for a kind of a different reason I was using it for. I think I have been too heavy-handed and will try using it differently because I think I have been using it to eq in a way, rather than discreetly boosting transients for movement.
Thanks, Warren! I finally get it!! 💯👍
Awesome Warren, Love P-Comp. Been using it for awhile now. Sometimes just a little goes a long way.
Glad that you givin tips in getting those good old days Bob Clearmountain drum sound. Thanks Warren! 😎
Clearmountain has some plugins with apogee. Seem pretty cool.
Thanks ever so much Ricky!!
@@JJblunden Yes! Clearmoutain's Domain is wonderful!
Wow thanks for explaining parallel comp with this example
Thanks ever so much
Nice man!
Thanks ever so much!
Wow. Ear opener, totally. Thanks, it is really inspiring. Can´t wait ´till my home studio is up and running. Thnx and stay safe. :-)
Oh I just love 8:57!
This is the face of a man who really enjoys his work! Never change, Warren!
Also: "Parallel Schmarallel"
Thanks ever so much! Yes! I love what I do!!
Warren's SIGNATURE TRICK: 1, duplicate the original track; 2, trash it. 3, blend it back along with the original track and have it sit underneath the original track. :) I do have a question that I'd like to ask. When you do P-Comporession, will you send the FX tracks (eg, reverb, delay) to the parallel bus as well? Thanks for your time, Warren.
This is amazing, adds so much energy and life to the track..... though we often discuss destructing stuff and really make things punch, fizz, crack, etc. For that great rock or pop feel. It'd be really, really be interested to know how you balance the subtleties of stereo reverb, delay and compression on sparse or subtle mixes, such as jazz, acoustic or soul type stuff. 😁 As always, thanks and it's amazing, cheers Warren!!
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frozy dont wait !!!
@@andreirlmeier heyyyy btw this is my new channel, i don't use the old one XD
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Always on live drums and anything else that could use some filling out. I'm a massive fan of Soundtoys Decapitator and to a lesser degree Slates FG-Stress to perform crushing duties. As an analogue baby I'm also a huge fan of the BX 4000E which gets used almost across the board, so it's good to hear you like it too.
Great sound mixing the Tele’s with the acoustic 🎸🎼🎧👍🏻
Thanks ever so much Ryan!!
@@Producelikeapro Yeah, that was really a very creative way to make the acoustic part stand out without overpowering, impressive.
@@amaynez thanks ever so much!
Wow like the tele trick you did...
Thanks ever so much
Hi Warren, I missed this one whe you originally posted it, but its my favourite to date. Just the other day I was wondering how to bring out the Kick and Snare. .....and here we are. Perfect.
It worked and my drums are as punchy as Mike Tyson now :D This video becomes my remedy. Thank you so much, Warren.
Warren this is sounding marvelous!!!!! Energetic and Ugly
Fantastic
Great video as usual Warren! I'm so going to try that vocal comp trick and try for some different tape type sounds. I'd always wondered how that was done in the studio ;)
I absolutely love this track! I just bought it on iTunes. I think it might be my favourite song of all time:)). Nice job Warren!
Wow! Thanks ever so much David!!
Something I like to do to get a more analog sound is using a tape emulation plugin (with a good flutter control - I use air windows totape6). I put it on a track and adjust it to my liking, then duplicate it. Then I pan the two tracks left and right and mess with the flutter on both tracks. It really works on anything: drums, guitars, vocals, single tracks, busses, etc. I find it really makes things sound a lot more like they were recorded to tape.
Ringing is the fun factor fitting the anthem song perfectly
Hahaha...., when you started to copy those drum tracks and added the compression, I thought "DON'T DO IT, YOU'RE RUINING IT!!!" And then I heard the result and I thought this was soooooo great!!! Thanks again!
Brilliant.
Thanks Warren
You’re very welcome
Thank you Warren. I had to check myself to not get side chaining mixed up with parallel compression because my mind tried to wander that way. So I'm making this note to go back and study both again. Having a crazy time getting internet service and wifi signal lately, and the one computer I was able to use as a hotspot workaround now seems to need to be factory reset. As usual I'm gonna have to be my own technician, and probably download an ISO file over grocery store wifi. Too bad my exorbitant ISP doesn't pay me. Seems to be a running theme. Only one in town. I might as well get with the program. 🧳
Awesome tips! I've never actually tried parallel compression on vocals, though I have chained compressors in series, which can sound very smooth, but obviously way different. I like when a compressor has a mix button so you can instantly hear the parallel compression, and possibly save some CPU cycles if you're hitting the ceiling :-)
Great trick Warren I hope you can show us this trick on e-drums one time.
I never even knew that Impact plugin was in here 😂 thanks! I need to dig around more thoroughly
Gracias maestro !
very interesting, as always!
Adiós 👋
greetings from Belgium
Thanks ever so much my friend
@@Producelikeapro Depends on the song ,,, and the instrument! but I do it a lot !! I have learned a lot with you! Thanks for the time and patience to explain!
Using that SansAmp adds some awesome grit to the snare reverb. Love it. :D
Fantastic
Great video
Thanks ever so much
Warren, I have been wondering what you think of analog summing. I recently had some big decisions to make in terms of budget for upgrades. I was considering investing in a summing mixer. I went back and forth on it, listening to shoot-outs and hearing what the gear-heads had to say. I finally went so far as to reach out to David Botrill to inquire about how he mixed Lateralus for Tool. Of course he informed me that it was all analog anyways, so summing wasn't an issue. He also told me that now he does everything in the box, and really had no opinion on analog summing, one way or the other. Since David's productions are to me, the gold standard, I decided to invest the bulk of my funds into improving my "box". Switched to Mac with Luna as my DAW, added UAD interface (Apollo x4), purchased the Neve Summing plug-in (which is really amazing and makes an immediate noticeable difference in depth, stereo definition, and headroom), bought the Softube Console system (both pieces), loaded up on UA, Waves, and iZotope plugins, and sunk the rest into building a modular synth rig around three Moog units (Matriarch, DFAM, and Mother 32). I am very very happy with all of this, but I was considering investing in a 500 series setup with a Cranborne unit that also serves as an ADAT and summing mixer. I need ADAT in order to utilize the full I/O capabilities of the Apollo x4, but I'm having trouble deciding if I should go the extra mile for the 500 series analog options, which will get pricey as I go. So I guess the analog summing question is the key decider for me.
Thanks for that video. Came on a great moment for me to test it on a mix that i feel is good but needs that extra punch
I will try these parallels on a set of percussion since the music has no drums, just a lot of djembes congas timbales and shakers
Hey Warren I have been busy writing my first songs and this little video was perfect to get my thinking head back on. Some fantastic tips and as a drummer loved the smashed snare. Being a Reaper/Waves user it would be great if you could do a parallel version within the video with for example the waves equivalent of your pro tools plugins. It is a struggle sometimes to put into practice what you have done. ps Now a lifetime member of the Academy, cheers from the Arts end of the World!
I've never used parallel compression before but will need to try these tricks of the trade. I need to figure out the routing in my DAW as it's very different than Pro Tools.
Nice!!!
Fantastic
Thanks ever so much Kyle!!
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Along with parallel compression, I like to use parallel reverb and parallel delay or both, I would amp up the reverb untill it starts to sound washed out, and then I'd feed that channel alongside the original or I'll use a compressor and squash the hell out of the reverb or delay, I like to use distortion with delays and reverbs.
Whatever you do, never give up. Aspire to be the best.
My crazy parallel trick is to drive a pre to distortion, and flip the polarity. Mix with unprocessed sound. I grab the eq and do opposite day eq🤣. Discovered it by accident of course. Surprisingly cool and useable. My fav is a low headroom Ross 8x2 mixer. The pres on it are insane and musical when driven. Auto flips the polarity too.
Warren, you're cool!
You're very kind!!
Soloed, that drum bus double compressed sounds magnificent...mixed in with the rest of the track, it is filling up the middle and removing the space and dimension you had there. I'd parallel the Kick and that magnificent snare...but leave the rest of the kit further back in the mix. Maybe also strip out a few notches to make even more space for the vocal...or maybe subtly duck the parallel compression...maybe even sidechaining the duck with the PEQ notches. But...that's just me ;)
Drums sound amazing! I recently remembered you said you live in LC I’m on Mount Olympus over looking lookout mtn road! Neighbors 👍🏼
The Telecaster trick is pretty clever.
22:20 * Lights flicker *
me: damn so much energy in the mix, the lights can't stand it. Great job as always, Warren!
Thanks ever so much Arthur!!
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That's very kind of you my friend!!
cool stuff...if nothing else it gets my wheels spinning about things I might try...and I will try about anything...I just love sound and recording...thanks
Upwards comp on rcomp. Hidden gem.
Here's a trick: use parallel on the duplicated tracks per Warren's description (very nice way of doing this by the way, fewer effects busses) and ALSO send the entire mix to a "rear" compressor. I use a modified ART Pro VLA II for the rear compressor. Have to control it, but can get massive!
I like to use parallel saturation, I often find I can use saturation on more tracks if it’s parallel. Because using it directly on an instrument can often sound over the top or destructive!
I was mixing a song where the drums were recorded to an stereo track (already mixed down), but still with some careful parallel compression and distorsion I was able to get them to sound great, of course having only the kick and snare would have been great. On another song, I was struggling with an acoustic guitar, I will try out using parallel processing and see if I can get it to sit well in the mix.
great great great !!!
Thanks ever so much!
Super useful. Pretty sure parallel is everywhere melodic death metal.
Hi Warren, another very usefull video, Thx a lot ! I love guitars on these chorus, have you made a video about mixing this piece ? Have a great day ;-)