Ryan Teasnob
Member
I just purchased the C4 Multiband Copmpressor and noticed right away that there were not Ratio settings. Instead they have a "Range" setting.
I looked up what that means. They say Range sets the maximum gain change for a band. And that range sets both the ratio and the maximum gain change. You may have noticed there is no Ratio control! Instead, the RANGE control serves as both a type of ratio control and a way to also control the maximum gain reduction in each band. To achieve higher ratios, simply increase the RANGE value, and possibly lower the THRESHOLD, if required. Increasing the KNEE to higher values also increases the ratio at the knee."
Uggh! I have so many years dealing with ratios that this has really thrown me for a loop. Yes, I know, I'm supposed to use my ears anyway. But it would really help if there were some sort of rough "range-to-ratio" guide around.
Does anyone have any guidance on this? I'd love to know, for example, if there is any way to say (at least approximately) that, say, a Range setting of -8 is about the same as a 3:1 ratio, or a -6 is close to 2:1.
Advice? Thanks!
I looked up what that means. They say Range sets the maximum gain change for a band. And that range sets both the ratio and the maximum gain change. You may have noticed there is no Ratio control! Instead, the RANGE control serves as both a type of ratio control and a way to also control the maximum gain reduction in each band. To achieve higher ratios, simply increase the RANGE value, and possibly lower the THRESHOLD, if required. Increasing the KNEE to higher values also increases the ratio at the knee."
Uggh! I have so many years dealing with ratios that this has really thrown me for a loop. Yes, I know, I'm supposed to use my ears anyway. But it would really help if there were some sort of rough "range-to-ratio" guide around.
Does anyone have any guidance on this? I'd love to know, for example, if there is any way to say (at least approximately) that, say, a Range setting of -8 is about the same as a 3:1 ratio, or a -6 is close to 2:1.
Advice? Thanks!