Drum Buss/OH Compression

[7String]

I'm just curious what everyone uses on the drum buss and OH's. I usually have EZD for drums and was using TDR's Feedback Compressor II but since I upgraded to a 2nd Gen Focusrite 18i8, I can't set the buffers high enough for the latency and I get a huge CPU hit. So I'm in search of something a little less CPU intensive.

[Greg_L]

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[7String]

Forgot about the VOS stuff. Thanks for the reminder, Greg! I'll give it a shot.

[JD01]

What DAW do you use. There's some excellent stuff with Reaper.

[Tadpui]

If you're using a 64-bit DAW, see if you can find a 64-bit plugin to use. 32-bit plugins have to run in a special emulator, and they take a performance hit in doing so. Sometimes that's fine, but sometimes it's enough to push your CPU over the edge and can cause pops/clicks/crackles/dropouts.

[7String]

What DAW do you use. There's some excellent stuff with Reaper.

I'm using the latest Reaper x64 version. I love their stock plugs.

If you're using a 64-bit DAW, see if you can find a 64-bit plugin to use. 32-bit plugins have to run in a special emulator, and they take a performance hit in doing so. Sometimes that's fine, but sometimes it's enough to push your CPU over the edge and can cause pops/clicks/crackles/dropouts.

Yep. I tried the VOS plug and while I love the sound, the PCU hit is about the same as the TDR. I forgot they were 32-bit...

Sometimes I wonder if my video card might have something to do with all the snaps, crackles and pops. A lot of times a certain plug in will go into stall mode while trying to display the GUI.

[Tadpui]

I had horrible problems with a video card that my motherboard really hated. It seriously degraded my system audio performance. I'd say yank the graphics card, run off of the integrated mobo graphics, and see if it helps. It might, it might not. But it's worth a try!

[7String]

I had horrible problems with a video card that my motherboard really hated. It seriously degraded my system audio performance. I'd say yank the graphics card, run off of the integrated mobo graphics, and see if it helps. It might, it might not. But it's worth a try!

I was thinking the same thing, Tadpui. When I pulled the old audio card for the Focusrite, I accidentally plugged the monitor into the integrated graphics and got a message asking me if I was sure I wanted to do that since I also had another video card in place. I think I'll give it a shot. Won't be for a few days though. My wife has a big list for me since I took my birthday off to visit with my son and his family. Haven't seen them in a couple of years. Now I gotta get caught up.

[JD01]

Try using Reacomp. This isn't a pretty plug in but it's super versatile. Start with the NY Drum Buss, which is a parallel compression setting, and work from there.

Make sure you take the time to work out what all of the parameters are doing but it'll be a good start to see if it's an approach you want to take

[vomitHatSteve]

I tend to use ReaComp and the other stock reaper plugs mostly, but I am starting to use more sox compand. (It's a compressor AND a gate!... and completely incomprehensible...)

[7String]

Try using Reacomp. This isn't a pretty plug in but it's super versatile. Start with the NY Drum Buss, which is a parallel compression setting, and work from there.

Make sure you take the time to work out what all of the parameters are doing but it'll be a good start to see if it's an approach you want to take

I've tried Reacomp but I tend to not get the same results and sound that I was getting from TDR.

I tend to use ReaComp and the other stock reaper plugs mostly, but I am starting to use more sox compand. (It's a compressor AND a gate!... and completely incomprehensible...)

Having never heard of Sox Compand, I looked it up. That sure seems like a long ways to go to get something accomplished, unless I am totally misreading it.

[vomitHatSteve]

I tend to use ReaComp and the other stock reaper plugs mostly, but I am starting to use more sox compand. (It's a compressor AND a gate!... and completely incomprehensible...)

Having never heard of Sox Compand, I looked it up. That sure seems like a long ways to go to get something accomplished, unless I am totally misreading it.

Oh, you're not. It is not the best tool in any circumstances, but my goal is often to automate audio processeses using only code, and it's one of the only options for that.

[Bubba]

I've got nothing to say. I'm just sick of seeing Shit a Bollock on my screen.

[Farview]

I use the UAD 1176 on the drum bus. API 2500 on the overheads. (Waves)