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Mar 06, 2007 11:07 am I love the Classic series. I think the maker's name is Kjaerhaus. Yeah, say that five times fast.
I use it on the master bus, but you have to be gentle with it or else it'll sound very conspicuous. Hearing a whole mix pumping and breathing is kind of annoying.
When I use it (and admittedly, I do overuse it on mixdowns), I start with the 'mix down' preset. This preset has a low ratio and a pretty high threshold, which is a good combination for an overall mix. Turn down the threshold until the LED is blinking intermittently, but not so far that its always on. This means that the compressor is activating occasionally to tame the peaks of the track, which is what you want.
Keep the ratio low, and if you feel adventurous, you can fiddle with the attack and release.
Then turn up the gain until your output meters are peaking at around -3 or so.
Then what I love to do is put the master limiter next in line on the master bus and turn the knob down until the mix feels loud but not totally squashed.
Man I love that limiter :) It's not as harsh as most people would imagine a limiter being. I use it on kick drums and snares and they really come to life. It adds lots of 'pop'.
