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sorry for all these questions, but i have been searching for a while, but i cant find anything on what compression really is and to be honest i dont really understand it at all. i can find loads that explains what settings and ratios i should be setting for certain things such as kicks, snares etc, but nothing that help explains when i should use it, when i should use it etc. Cheers for any help and info you can give me as i think its pretty pointless using it if i dont understand it as when i add compression i am not sure weather i am using it correctly and to right right effect
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12-03-2007 13:35 |
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Muad'Dib 
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Compression is control of the dynamics of a sound. Compressor does that thing - controls the dynamics. It's like you have a very quiet signal and then abrupt very loud signal, but you don't want this to be happening? Then you use compressor to 'compress' the signal so that the abrupt sound is not heard so abruptly, or maybe to let on the first 5 ms of the attack and lower the sound of the rest part of the abrupt sound.
Can't explain you detailed now as I'm on a hurry, but please check out this thread: Tutorials / Knowledge base thread (read all production related informations here!) for info about compressors and compression.
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12-03-2007 20:55 |
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Like above compression is about controlling the dynamics of a sound, or reducing the dynamic range, by reducing the difference in volume between the quitest and the loudest parts of a performance. the reason for doing this is so that you can turn up the overall volume without clipping (distorting, overloading the signal). People have also used it for an effect to get a sort of pumping effect.
It is quite hard to recognise compression if youve never heard it, and I think the best way to do this is to compress a snare drum. use a low threshold, and set the attack as fast as it can go. you should hear the snare sound like shit. it will just sound like crap, cant really describe it any other way. then make the attack as long as possible, and you will hear the effect less. then slowly reduce the attack till you start to hear it get squeezed again, and you will find a point where it really starts to get squashed again.
that should help you hear compression better, and you can apply it better to other sounds which are generally harder to hear the compression on. but after a while you will be able to hear it better. never squash too much! generally you should aim to get the most effect without it being obvious that your using a compressor!
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12-03-2007 23:58 |
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