Hi, everybody.
My apologies if it sounds dumb, but I don't get something about gain staging properly using compressors.
Let's say I've a snare drum peaking around -6dBFS.
According to tutorials, my goal is to keep most of the attack "smack" using a slow attack (fast release) while getting some added sustain and body through compression.
If "slow" attack allows most of transients come out before compression kicks in, my peaks would keep staying around -6dBFS, while compression would be applied to the "body" of the sound.
Now, I should use make-up gain to restore the missing volume, but this way my peaks should be increased (???).
I'm not mentioning parallel compression to get best of both worlds (attack AND sustain), but what's wrong with my gain staging?
Slow attack = peaks go through, body get compression = no sustain gained.
Fast attack = peaks are reduced, got closer to body = more RMS.
Please help!
My apologies if it sounds dumb, but I don't get something about gain staging properly using compressors.
Let's say I've a snare drum peaking around -6dBFS.
According to tutorials, my goal is to keep most of the attack "smack" using a slow attack (fast release) while getting some added sustain and body through compression.
If "slow" attack allows most of transients come out before compression kicks in, my peaks would keep staying around -6dBFS, while compression would be applied to the "body" of the sound.
Now, I should use make-up gain to restore the missing volume, but this way my peaks should be increased (???).
I'm not mentioning parallel compression to get best of both worlds (attack AND sustain), but what's wrong with my gain staging?
Slow attack = peaks go through, body get compression = no sustain gained.
Fast attack = peaks are reduced, got closer to body = more RMS.
Please help!