The essence is to use the compressor with a really long attack and a short release. This lets the transients through without choking the mix, but really boosts those soft levels. The short release helps the attentuation stop quickly, getting rid of any necking. This works on a variety of program material, and it almost always improves the burn factor if you plug a CD into the VS and route it through. It feels good to know that you can take professionally mastered CDs done at expensive studios, route them through a low cost compressor/FX unit and come out with something that sounds better than what came in.
NS: OFF COMP: ON THRESH: -20 db (adjust to taste) LEVEL: adjust to taste ATTACK: 90 RELEASE: 5 RATIO: 4:1 ENH: ON FREQ: 1.3 KHz SENS: 5 MIXBAL: 20 EQ: ON Lows & mids are untouched Cut about 2 dB at ~6KHz.
J Pekau
jipekau@engmail.uwaterloo.ca
1998/03