Hi Barry, not to take away from Jon here, in fact, I think I saw some positive feedback from Reaper and/or Reaper Blog on the following video series by Mike Dalgadio: https://youtu.be/EfZ6UxFujx4 If you're having phasing problems with a parallel bus (due to the phase shifts introduced by whatever plugin you're working with): Just tried again with the different routing and still the same issue. Zoom in and note the offset from the original. Been a long time but I'm still having this problem, that the wet/dry knob is a way to do parallel processing without using extra tracks. Instead in Reaper it is much simpler to create a track with the effect on it at 100% wet as normal, and then use sends to the track to control everything. Thank You. Compression for Bass 8 of 10. I have ez drummer. I shot a video and posted it below so you could see and hear how I set this up on my drum tracks. I am having the same problem, except you mentioned RComp working. Second, we've re-assigned all of the outputs of our drum tracks from output 1-2 to unused bus outputs (select all the tracks and use OPTION-SHIFT to assign all at once). Thanks for the suggestion and thank you for taking the course! Best Regards. The original was dry without any fx, the 2nd was with a compressor fx. Electricthing- did you ever find a resolution to your phasing issue? Arturo M. Really, it’s a very common technique, I’d rather say a “classic” one. You apply a compressor as a send/return fx this way and not as an insert fx, I see. Affiliate links are clearly marked. I like the way the compressed signal is EQ'd. So, can't use that feature with latency-inducing plugins. Until some time ago, when I hear talking about “parallel compression” I was used to think about that concepts too hard to understand, due to the complexity of the topics. Setting up parallel compression on drums is really that easy. 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Folders are dedicated bus tracks from before Reaper had 'universal' tracks to use however you want. ), Great new audio jobs at Soundtree Music, Ubisoft Malmö, Avid, MY.GAMES, PitStop, Improbable, Harman, Ubisoft Lyon, EA DICE, Amazon, King, Spatial, Loove Labs, MSG Networks, NBC Sports Group, and Apple, how to EQ and apply compression to rock vocals, how to set up multiple reverb buses, and why. Fantastic course!. I like to use the method of metal_priest, not only because you have more freedom with a separate track for. Thanks, serr! Thanks for your comments Arturo! You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. You can use this technique on ANY instrument including vocals, bass, electric guitars, whatever! You kind of want to avoid the wet/dry control in the plugin anyway for parallel work. User Name: Remember Me? There's only one instance of the Comp either way, and I don't believe that the "extra" track adds enough CPU usage to bother thinking about. Render a small section. To thicken and liven up the sound of the drums, it's very common to add parallel compression. I don't have RComp, but I do have some Waves plugins that seem to create this issue, as well as IK Multimedia plugs. Didn't go through the whole thread, but if you're having phasing issues with the dry/wet knob, it's because the dry signal path isn't latency compensated for some reason. So I'm just getting into reaper, and started recording some mulit-mic drums. That's the very point of folders, it's completely clear that child tracks always route to the parent and the routing matrix is still a valuable device to manage all tracks that are not in folders. Folder tracks are obsolete and clumsy to use at this point in time as you cannot move them around on the mixing board, and they make the routing matrix useless. I heard Parallel compression can improve the tone. Then you can simply mix between them and/or go back and easily solo or mute parallel elements and so forth. That’s why parallel compression is often used on drums and percussion. I am using a focusrite 18i8 4 input interface. But after taking these Beginner Courses I feel more confident and have began to practice and explore. Drum bus, mix bus, and parallel compression with ReaComp. Some of the good plugins also have Saturation and other features too so it can help tons. As a Plugin Boutique and Loopmasters affiliate I earn commission from purchases through links on this site. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. By moving the dry/wet knob of the fx plug-in you are able to add the desired amount of parallel compression. Put a js time adjuster plugin set to negative the offset on the track with the offending plugin. Or is parallel processing only eq and compression. And that folder becomes the buss. Aha! thanks I use both methods depending on just about everything else that's going on. Using ReaComp on Bass Guitar. I agree, it is a great compressor! Drums Parallel Compression 4. For my purposes the routing is simpler while having the same ability. Congrats! Cockos Incorporated Forums > REAPER Forums > newbieland: parallel compression: am i doing it right? and you have to create 4 tracks (2 Audio and 2 Busses) only for adding fx to drums.I am just thinking of the best way to reduce CPU usage... Ok, you apply a compressor as a send / return fx and you do it twice. I can't seem to lock down how far out it is timing-wise. I’m confuse about this so important subject. Step 8: Set parallel compression. Heavy compression has a particularly satisfying effect on drums. REAPER always had the universal track class and introduced bussing folders later, for the convenience and organisation they bring. He duplicated an audio drum track. It's a matter of taste, I think. 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