How do I record vocals with compression on them?

[britta]

Thanks,

 

Britta

[bricar2]

Set up a track to record and look for the "Inserts" on the channel strip. You have many options here. They go: No plug-in then Amp Modeling then Delay then Distortion then Dynamics. With the mouse held down hover over Dynamics and go to the right. Compressor is your second option down.

 

Done. Compressor on your track. I'm assuming you know how to use a compressor. If not there are lots of resources on the web or just ask.

[triplets]

If you want to include the compression in the recording you have to create an Input track in the Environment, which is different than an Audio track, and then insert the compressor.

If you do it on the Arrange page you will only hear it but not record it.

[Matt Mayfield]

But keep in mind you can't avoid clipping at the digital input by doing this. You would need the mic to go into a hardware compressor, then to the input, in order to do this.

[Eric Cardenas]

If you want to include the compression in the recording you have to create an Input track in the Environment, which is different than an Audio track, and then insert the compressor.

If you do it on the Arrange page you will only hear it but not record it.

 

You can also route the channel strip output to a bus and then use another track Audio track to record from that bus.

[JohnnyHands]

On 9/7/2009 at 12:42 AM, Eric Cardenas said:

You can also route the channel strip output to a bus and then use another track Audio track to record from that bus.

 

On 9/7/2009 at 12:42 AM, Eric Cardenas said:

You can also route the channel strip output to a bus and then use another track Audio track to record from that bus.

Does that mean you just set up the second audio track's input to Bus 1 (after the Aux 1 is created)?  Also, do I need record engaged for both Audio channel strips when recording?  I'm not getting any signal in the second audio track.

Here are the tracks I'm attempting using in the mixer for this to record a trumpet - what am I missing?:

 

Audio 1 (trumpet, with compressor):

Input:  Input 1 (audio interface),  Output: Bus 1

 

Audio 2 (the track to be recorded)

Input: Bus 1 (???), Output: Stereo Out  

 

Aux 1:

Input:  Bus 1. Output: ???

 

[triplets]

2 hours ago, JohnnyHands said:

Does that mean you just set up the second audio track's input to Bus 1 (after the Aux 1 is created)?  Also, do I need record engaged for both Audio channel strips when recording?  I'm not getting any signal in the second audio track.

This is what I did. You can see in the mixer that the compressor is working and lowering the recording on the 2nd audio track.

[David Nahmani]

5 hours ago, JohnnyHands said:

Audio 1 (trumpet, with compressor):

Input:  Input 1 (audio interface),  Output: Bus 1

Audio 2 (the track to be recorded)

Input: Bus 1 (???), Output: Stereo Out  

Aux 1:

Input:  Bus 1. Output: ???

If you're going to go this route, you can remove the Aux channel strip, it serves no purpose. Or when setting this up, first set the input of Audio 2 to bus 1, then set the output of Audio 1 to bus 1, that way no unnecessary Aux channel strip will be created.