Setting Up Compression as an After Thought on the DP24/32

Today I'm adding compression after recording the drums for my next release.
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[@jimmymurphy7789]

I sure like & appreciate your Humble, Non-Boastful & Straightforward approach. Thank You.

[@thelantern9075]

Been watching your videos since you started . I’ve been curious about the Tascam for a while, I’m using Cubase. I’m a drummer and been recording for years. Best thing to do is get your drum sound correct up front with tape dampening, mic placement, and most importantly the drum tunings. Compression is good, but get it sounding great on the way in. Cheers man!

[@nickburns904]

Just got a Tascam DP24SD (used to record on cassettes using a 4 track back in the 80s and just now getting back into it). I did a quick scratch drum track using 1) close mic'd bass drum (but it was inside the drum, now I've moved it just at the edge of the port hole and will redo the recording) 2) close mic'd snare using SM57 3) Overhead condensor -- Everything sounds good so far except needing to redo #1 as it was lacking definition. I have a hunch that I need to compress #1 the most, possibly compress #2 but unlikely so I have good dynamics and maybe a little compression on #3. Problem is, I cannot figure out for the life of me how to use the internal compression effect on this device (I don't want to use an external compressor). Also would like to use a little reverb on #3. Both effects are available internally, and despite reading the manual, can't figure out how to apply them. Please help!

[@MikeFoerster]

I can help! I did a video on setting up inserts using the internal effects. Here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGPUloOQoal1r7M If you need more information, let me know and I'll see what I can do.

[@billsill4911]

I am having a hard time with compression. I wish I had a better understanding of it. How do you know how much compression to use, before you normalize? Maybe I am over thinking ths thing.

[@MikeFoerster]

It's more how much you want. Generally you are trying to keep the louder parts from distorting.

[@Ninja6485]

Compressors cam be complex because they can do a number of different jobs, and they need to be setup differently to do the different jobs. Sometimes they act as Limiters, catching peaks. Sometimes they balance the levels of a recording, if for instance there are some drum hits that are too loud, and some that are too soft; a compressor can help even the performance out. Other uses include shaping the dynamic envelope of sounds: either lengthening the decay of a sound, or accentuating the attack. Sometimes they can act on the initial percussive transient that happens at the beginning of the attack phase. There are other uses as well. As stated before, the settings and the type of compressor are different for all of the different uses, so there's no catch all method. If you just apply compression without knowing what job you're doing, you might get pretty frustrated. Not too many KZbin videos seem to have good information either. A lot of them have very basic information for balancing levels.

[@dr.beeper9805]

how are the effects on the dp 24 as good as zoom recording products ?

[@MikeFoerster]

I can't really answer this question since the only Zoom product I own is my H4 Handy Recorder which I really haven't played around with the effects on it.