Using Compression on Drums (Video)

Compression is an amazing tool and can take your tracks very far. Today I want to show you how you can use a simple stock compressor on drums to get a clear, energetic, and punchy drum sound in your mix.

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Two Ways To Get More Punch Out Of Your Drums

If you ever mix any sort of alternative or rock music, you probably want to have punchy sounding drums. Drums can add so much energy to a mix and really carry along the other instruments, especially when done correctly. But with the increase of using samples drums and using a home studio to record, how do you get really good, punchy sounding drums that just cut through your mix? Today I'm going to share with you two ways you can do this simply by using mixing techniques.

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How To Get More Punch Out Of Your Virtual Drums

Many of you today record, produce, and mix all of your own music. You write the songs, record the instruments, and then mix the music. This means for a lot of you, you are probably using virtual drums. And let me say this, virtual drums are great. It's really amazing how far they have come with sampled drums and getting them to sound more realistic. However, sometimes sampled drums are just missing that punch that comes with a live kit.

Today I want to share with you one way you can add punch to your virtual drums.

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