Bruce Swedien Recording Method Trailer 

Definitely. For the longest time I didn't know how to use compression, so I just learnt how to manage and tweak my sounds without it. Mixing without compression is 100% an achievable task but it takes a lot more skill and knowledge.

I have found a contradiction to the statement "Compression is for kids...there is no compression anywhere." that Bruce Swedien made. Here is an interview with Paul Jackson Jr. - the guitarist on the Thriller album and many other Michael Jackson songs. In this interview (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OqDLEYd_Jjs.html), he said he used compression on a song called P.Y.T. on the Thriller album. At 1:45 on that interview he makes this statement and shows you how to get that particular sound. Who is telling the truth? I'm sure not. But, I suspect that the use of compression is more likely than the non-use of compression.

@@Beebo Paul Jackson Jr used a compression pedal on his guitar chain to get a tone he liked and what fit for what he was playing on that track, Bruce is referring to using compression within the mixing of the track as a whole...

@@Beebo correct, its true. he said he uses no compression but just a hint of compression in an interview. what he means is, he doesn't use it exclusively to crush sounds like modern pop

@@Beebo C'mon man, you must be 13 year old.🤣🤳

This is causing me a lot of confusion: all (I mean all) of the mixing engineers that I've read or seen or listened to say that compression (in post-prod, at least) is quite useful and important. Also in mastering, it's fundamental. Is he referring to compression as no needed during the whole process or just during the recording phase?

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Butthurt?

@@Woodsaras Sounds like you are? It was clearly a joke.

Invincible is a great album though. And I believe that heavy limiting contributed to its sound a lot.

Invincible was a unique project. I think it’ll gain more traction in the coming decades.

Good catch 🙂

Harrison Mixbus 32C is the closest thing to it. It's a DAW made by Harrison Consoles, the people who made that console you see in the video. The DAW is supposed to sound and operate like that console but on steroids. It costs about the same as most plugins but you get a full Digital workstation based around the sound and workflow of the Harrison 32 console.

He’s mentioned in (other interviews, or maybe it was from this one but another clip) that he does like to keep some 1176’s and LA2A’s around and uses them occasionally, but in general he really does seem to not like compression.

Actually an SM7, very different mic from the 57, and largely used for vocals.

not coaxial. single driver Auratones

Haha I thought the same.

Valensky try to listen to a non-compressed recording vs dynamically compressed one and see if you can hear the difference.

Bruce didn't like compression because compression kill the natueal dynamic of instruments.

Compression steals the dynamic sound of a track.... cuts off high end and minute details.....

Now that was refreshing to see replies that are worth the time to read, and you're right mate, no shame in asking. I grew up thinking there was and that I am thick if I ask questions. You're not in that trap which is good. Ask, ask, ask away my friend. Stay safe.

People abuse compression far too much. Bruce had a Harrison console and while he says he didn't use compression, in reality he used some but not much. Harrison makes a DAW called Mixbus. I have the 32C version, but both have a unique compressor you won't get anywhere else. It's a very smooth compressor on each channel strip that is not like other compressors you'll find anywhere. The leveler is an ultra light compressor just for controlling the dynamics in a small nearly transparent way you can also control the attack speed, then there is the actual compressor setting where you only control ratio but not attack and release, then the limiter which is extremely aggressive compression. People tend to mess up attack release and ratio for the most part and Harrison left some of that control out of their on board compressors in the Mixbus channel strip so you would never accidentally screw the sound up too much, however you can load your own 3rd party compressor or one of their added compressor plugins for more control. The reason they developed their channel strip this way was because of their professional clients requirements for what they needed for getting a good sound quickly, and once again if they need more control they can load a 3rd party compressor into the session. I do use the compressor on all sounds and on the 2 bus however it's always a leveler and used very conservatively unless I'm doing vocals, and then it's always a 3rd party 1176 bluey, with a touch of leveler in the end. The idea is to have a controlled balanced sound to mix, but also sometimes it's for the color such as when using the 1176 or the LA-2A.

IT IS HARRISON MR4 CONSOLE

Harrison 32C

Small monitors are Auratone. Big monitors are Westlake.

The small auratone monitors are known as the truth monitors. Mix on those, and they translate everywhere. Even Dr. Dre uses them for 90% of his mixes.

Also depends on the genre. You can't mix metal drums/vocals without compression.

And to be fair, he was working in the age of tape and analog. Every piece of gear, every transformer, every tube, and most of all tape introduced some soft-clipping aka saturation aka natural compression aka compression.

@@TransistorLSD you are right - it's not easy🤣