Donny: you are correct. I intentionally compressed the drum kit pretty heavily. This is one of the 970’s audio kits. When listening to the drums without compression...the snare drum disappears. I used more compression to bring it out in the mix. The old hardware compressors were a little more forgiving. Actually, the whole track has been normalized and compressed multiple times.

This is one of the reasons I’m looking to find a board with better definition and clarity and easier mixing and editing. It has always been an issue with Yamaha arrangers. The denser the arrangement...the muddier it gets.

That’s why I need quicker access to mixing and adding effects. Rolling off bass on certain instruments can help clarity in a mix. The 970 is clumsy for mixing.