Hot Pilates App mhlo.co The goal with bass compression, as with compression of other instruments, is to make the instrument’s levels stay consistent. They should not be overly hot, nor should they be too low. This way, when the bass is in the mix, there’s no need to be constantly lowering and raising the fader. The track should sound natural and not squashed. Directions 1. To begin, open your electric bass track in a Pro Tools session. Solo it out and then play it, so that you can hear what you’re working with. The track has already been EQ’d, but with compression, you can make it even punchier. 2. Select the default compressor plug-in insert, opening the compressor window. If you prefer, you can now select the Bass Guitar preset, but we recommend setting the compressor up manually instead. In this tutorial, the Bass Guitar preset squashes the bass. The GR level bar goes past the IN level bar, and generally, this should not be happening. To set the compression manually instead, start…