BigJohnStud9 wrote:you also hear the samething madlib did in raid. it sounds like he faded it out as soon as it hit. im new at making beats so sorrry
I'm not exactly sure what you're talking about. If you mean the tail of the drums faded when they hit, then there's a chance that there was a short release on the compressor. This can give a short, but punchy effect on the drums
If you're referring the "ducking" sound of the entire song when the drums hit, then it could be a variety of things. Yes it is a compression technique, but it could either be from sidechaining certain elements of the song (e.g. the main sample) to compress when the drum(s) hit, or setting the master compressor to trigger within a limited frequency range (like between 30 and 70hz assuming there's no bass/sub bass)
Pulling off these compression tricks can be tricky if you dont use proper technique, and if you don't use proper compressors/ compressor plugs. I personally havent come across any good sidechaining compressor plugins, but I happen to like the sidechain feature on my 02r mixer. Don't be hard on yourself if you can't get down this compression technique down as good as the pros. Keep in mind that Jay Dee had good engineers, and that his cds have been properly mastered as well. Todays' mastering engineers are notorious for squashing the hell out songs to maximize loudness, and then using dynamic effects (such as sidechaining and ducking effects) to make the listener feel like there are more dynamics in the song than are actually present. But that's another story...
And for those of you saying sidechaining isnt appropriate for hip-hop... that's total B.S. You can do whatever the hell you want. Create something new for a change. Just dont overdo the compression thing, though. If you've ever had to sit though a song by Flying Lotus then you'll understand why
