Using a Compressor?

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Member Since: Jan 21, 2008

I'm reading several audio production books at the moment. Some of these offer good advice on how to get hot levels using a compressor. But I'm having trouble decoding the terminology.

I understand the following: set the ratio to 2:1. Set attack and release slow. Easy.

I DONT understand this: set compressor for up to 5db or less compression??

Huh? I thought it's the Ratio that decides how agressively the signal over the threshold is compressed. Is the author now talking about the Threshold settings?

Please help?

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Since: Oct 23, 2007


Feb 03, 2008 01:51 pm

This article might help clear up the confusion: www.homerecordingconnecti...ory&id=1470

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