famous beagle
Well-known member
Hey y'all,
So I got this unit, and I'm wondering if anyone else has one and can chime in on this. I'm really loving the sound of it, but the ratio knob seems to be backwards on my unit!
If I set everything up so that I'm getting about 2 dB of GR on the 1.5 ratio setting (1.5:1), you would think that turning up the ratio knob to 10:1 (and touching nothing else) would result in much more GR and, therefore, a decrease in volume ... yes?
However, on my unit, it's exactly the opposite. I get the most GR (on the VU meter) and the quietest signal at 1.5 and the least GR (on the VU meter) and the loudest signal at 10!
I don't have a video of it yet, but I found one in which the same thing happens as mine!
Warm Audio Bus Comp 2 Channel VCA Bus Compressor Review - YouTube
If you watch at around 1:10, he moves from the ratio from either 1.5 or 2 (can't see exactly) up to 10, and you can see the VU meter showing less GR, and you can hear the sound get louder --- both exactly the opposite of what you'd expect to happen when you increase the ratio.
Right? Am I taking crazy pills?
There's no auto makeup gain on this unit (as far as I know), and he doesn't adjust the makeup gain at all.
So ... what the heck gives?
I sent an email to Warm about this, but I think I'll have to wait until after the weekend to hear back. So I thought I'd check on here to see if anyone could tell me something I've missed.
Thanks!
So I got this unit, and I'm wondering if anyone else has one and can chime in on this. I'm really loving the sound of it, but the ratio knob seems to be backwards on my unit!
If I set everything up so that I'm getting about 2 dB of GR on the 1.5 ratio setting (1.5:1), you would think that turning up the ratio knob to 10:1 (and touching nothing else) would result in much more GR and, therefore, a decrease in volume ... yes?
However, on my unit, it's exactly the opposite. I get the most GR (on the VU meter) and the quietest signal at 1.5 and the least GR (on the VU meter) and the loudest signal at 10!
I don't have a video of it yet, but I found one in which the same thing happens as mine!
Warm Audio Bus Comp 2 Channel VCA Bus Compressor Review - YouTube
If you watch at around 1:10, he moves from the ratio from either 1.5 or 2 (can't see exactly) up to 10, and you can see the VU meter showing less GR, and you can hear the sound get louder --- both exactly the opposite of what you'd expect to happen when you increase the ratio.
Right? Am I taking crazy pills?
There's no auto makeup gain on this unit (as far as I know), and he doesn't adjust the makeup gain at all.
So ... what the heck gives?
I sent an email to Warm about this, but I think I'll have to wait until after the weekend to hear back. So I thought I'd check on here to see if anyone could tell me something I've missed.
Thanks!