BASIC SETUP & APPLIC ATIONS
out, Gate Threshold knob is fully
To set the compressor: turn the Ratio to the 2:1 mark on the legend. With the vocalist yodeling into the mic, turn the compressor’s Threshold until the gain reduction meters read about
This would be a basic, very simple but useable setting for recording a vocal. Things to vary to suit your taste might be: adjusting the ratio and threshold for more/less dynamic range. Push the Soft button in and check out the Soft Knee compression curve. Take the compressor out of Auto mode and adjust the Attack and Release times to taste. Get a new vocalist (just kidding).
Compressing and gating drums or percussion instruments. Limiting the dynamic range of a drum kit may or may not be
something you want to do to your drum tracks, but there are some other cool things the
If you consider the sound of a snare drum, you will notice the sound has a beginning loud sound (transient) followed by a sound of decreasing intensity (decay). Patch a channel of your
For a simple setup, make sure that: Soft button is out; Auto button is out; Ratio is set to 4:1 on the legend; Attack is fully counter- clockwise; Release is straight up at the 12:00 o'clock position; Gate Threshold is fully
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