Adding reverb effect

Adding reverb on all tracks except the bass because it creates muddiness in the mix. Used effects-loop technique for this track. Basically, effects-loop normally use for adding reverb or delay to the mix. So it allows multiple track to access one effect processor and this can save a lot time also if we use plug-in reverb then this will save a lot of computer processing power. And also gives a lot of control over the sound of the mix. So to set up this all you have to do is send all the tracks you want to add the effect to one auxiliary track and insert the reverb or delay on the Aux track (only for inside the box). If it is done outside the box, we need to bring it back to the desk by using stereo Aux return then route it to Protools for recording. Here, also combining this track with the original unaffected Dry tracks this also created a fattening effect so made the mix fuller and denser. This it really good when you want to turn down the volume but still can be heard. The reverb we used in this track was my own very cheap (£50) worth ZOOM RFX-1000 digital reverb & Multi-effects and just bought it from ebay. So tried it here and wasn't the best but it was fine for me.

Bass with compressor

Here in this track also used the parallel compression so it creates thicker and fatter bass. Not quite happy with this one because of the way it sounds and I properly should EQ this a bit specially the muddiness range frequency around 300Hz. And also boost the highs around 2kHz. So the compressor we used for this track was Focusrite compounder and the parameters - Threhold: -23dB, Ratio: 5:1, Attack: 0.5ms, Release: 0.30ms.

Snare with compressor and gate

Quite happy with the snare but being said that there were still some spills in this track. It is not 100% clean because you can still hear the kick in there. So this it the gate parameters used in this track - (Drawmer DS201) Threshold: 0dB, Attack: 1ms, Hold: 50ms, Decay: 2.5s, Range: -75dB, LP: 50Hz, HP: 250Hz. And also the compressor parameters are - (Drawmer DL411) Threshold: -25dB, Ratio: 5:1, Gain: +10dB.

Kick With compressor and gate

Used parallel compression technique on this kick so made it sound more punchy. Basically, compressed copy of a track to the original so it increases the punch of the overall sound. So we have got the original Dry (unaffected) track and the compressed copy of the track mixed this two tracks together in the overall mix. As you can hear there is volume different and also it gives a bit more power with the parallel compression in there but it's still has the dynamic left over from the Dry track. The compressor and gate we used were a Drawmer DL411 & DS201 and the parameters - For gate -(Threhold: -20dB, Attack: -10ms, Hold: 0.2s, Decay: 2.5s, Range: -80dB, LF-25Hz, HF-250Hz). For compressor - (Threhold: -35dB, Ratio: 20:1, Soft Knee).