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'Don't take two hours to do what you can do in two minutes'

 

Good one! Here's another one:

 

When using compressor with vocals, if the words aren't distinct, add enough attack time (30-40 ms) to let the consonants through.

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"If you can't make it sound right with the stock plug-ins, don't blame the DAW. The song and/or performance sucks by itself"

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To quote a friend of mine: "If the song sucks, don't blame the gear - write a better chorus."

 

I would amend that to...or change the arrangement. It's amazing what can happen to a fully arranged tune if you just strip it down to one or two of the instruments and the vocals.

 

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To quote a friend of mine: "If the song sucks, don't blame the gear - write a better chorus."

 

I would amend that to...or change the arrangement. It's amazing what can happen to a fully arranged tune if you just strip it down to one or two of the instruments and the vocals.

 

dB

 

And in that same spirit: The mute button is the most important button when arranging.

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