Compressor mode for Mixbus compression

[mrskytown11]

Does anyone use the compressor mode for glue compression on Mixbuses, I saw the Harrison YouTube video on compression in Mixbus and it was saying it can be used as a glue compression for mixes


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[Tassy]

On the master a brickwall is necessary to prevent (occasional) clipping and setting the ceiling.
intersample clipping is advisable to be prevented, too

Compressor for "gluing" is a question what you mean "gluing". some say glue with reverb.
No rule! I suggest you try such pieces of advice, and decide yourself whether it helped or not.
Only one rule exists: "If it sounds good, it is good!" Naturally if not, it is not

If you want to try I suggest to play with the leveller mode for some occasional 1-2 leds showing up

The built in limiter as I remember has -1dB ceiling that in most cases takes care of the intersample thing, too
Tassy

[mrskytown11]

Thanks I’ll look into it, it’s true whatever sounds good is best


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[mrskytown11]

Would up compression work to ride parts of the vocals that get too quiet even after compression. In thinking if I set a low ratio upwards compression, to keep the performance steady, I can upward compress anything that falls slightly below the overal threshold of the vocal performance. Other then that there’s automation that can be done but just wondering


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[Tassy]

I prefer doing clipgain editing for higher volume change correction and not to leave this job for compressors instead of doing it myself.

[loderunner]

My quick and easy Go-to "Glue Compressor" Is the XT-LC on the Masterbus, right before the Limiter. I start with a ratio of around 1.5 and the threshold adjusted so it never attenuates more than 3db.