Understanding Compressor (Part 2)-how to Setting Compressor

Learn how to properly setting compressor is certainly not an easy thing because of the resulting effects of compressor is not very audible such as equalizer, reverb, delay, and pemanipulasi other sound tools. One approach to setting compressor which is quite powerful to understand how the compressor works and how the resulting output is setting compressor maintainable so we clearly hear what we

Set release as soon as possible, the ratio is as high as possible, and to signal the thresold feels very compressed. After we get the three knob on very extreme positions, it is time set knob to the desired position for attack. With the extreme setting will make it easier for us to know the sound changes that happened when we set up the attack.

Next sweep attack from very fast to very slow while hearing the voice changes carefully. Fast Attack transients would cut so that the sound sounded blunt and slow attack will pass a transient. How are you going to attack will be very setting depending on the situation and the sound you want to get.

The important point is to forget the presets list. With much of the hearing you will increasingly get a "feel" to get the sound you want quickly. But presets can also be the starting point that gives us input as to how we are setting the compressor on a particular situation, just don't get too dependent on presets list so forget the essence of the album itself.

Another important point is the extreme settings on the three knob, the sound that is heard will be very severe, you should ignore it. Extreme settings you intended to focus on the effects of the change of attack time.

After the attack time is set at the position you want, it's time to step into setting release. Same as setting attack, listen to sound changes that happened with care, forget the math (as on how "should" release time according to the BPM with a certain formula or whatever) and feel the feel/groove. After getting the attack and release, it is now time lowering the ratio to the position you want. One approach that can be done is the lower ratio until you no longer hear the effect of the attack and release then praise again slightly until the resulting sound is heard. The key remains the same, listen carefully. After getting attack, release and ratio, prepare yourselves on the last step i.e. thresold. If you follow this tutorial from the beginning, the possibility of compressormu are working all the time with hard because the gain reduction is high so you can hear clearly the sound changes that occurred since the first three knob settings but maybe this isn't what you want

Praise thresold slowly or scaled thresold slowly so that the resulting sound sound fitting, no over compressed but not too less compressed (depends on your wants and tastes).

I hope this little process can help "unlock" your ear so that you can hear the sound changes that occurred on each knob in the compressor with clear so that you have a hand in deciding how you should be setting the compressor to get the sound you want. Mixing it about how to listen carefully and I think this process can help make it easier to hear carefully the effects that result from the compression process.

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