Message 4/8
Date: 14-Sep-07 @ 12:55 AM -
RE: Basic Compression
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joegornall@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
Do you guys adjust the release setting purely by ear? Im finding it really hard to tell any difference at the mo with the compressor on the kick drum between a 20 ms release and a 200ms release.
thats cos the drum sample will have a hold/decay time shorter than that probably (when asking about 200ms....
as for 20ms, well that depends... if the compressor is set more radicaly then adjusting the decay wil be noticeable
what comp is it?....
you know what is good... just f*ck with it man... rack up the compression ratio to a high value and make it so you really hear what it's doing, THEN mess with the release.... see what it does
now. to give you an example of what release CAN do, get a handclap sample, something with a good 'crack'.... turn up the compression ratio high, like 20:1... now, with the clap in a simple 4-on-the-floor house type beat, mess with the attack AND release and try and get the clap to do an 'echo' compression type effect, that means that after the actual 'CLAP' sound is triggered, it surges back almost like a reverse reverb effect so it goes... "clap-aaaap"! (so to speak/spell)
after the initial clap the clap then does a sort of second 'whooshing' clap - hard to describe but you'll hear it if you get it
anyways ask stuff... i'll try and help .. compression is a great subject... we'll have to add some video's on it tbh
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