On 11 March 2006 at 9:18, Paul Davis <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Also, the package contains an expander called: SE4. > > > > How can I hook up this two input, two output expander in a mono chain? > > stick a mono->stereo plugin (there is one) into the chain first. > in the future (the glorious future) ardour will do this for you. I was going to do that, but really wanted to stay mono, and didn't want to mix the stereo back to a mono buss. Instead, I found a "TAP Dynamics" plugin, which can be configured as an expander. The "Gate" plugin was just a bit off from what I was looking for. I didn't try a "Gate" after the expander, which might have been OK. So my chain ended up "SC1"(pre) -> "TAP Dynamics"(pre) -> "TAP Equalizer"(post). After a bit of work my drum mix sounds _as_ good as I've ever heard my drums sound, including the work I've done in the past in "real" studios. I'm still aiming for _better_ than I've heard my own drums, next song for sure. ;-) -- Kevin
