Chetubesca
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Hi everyone, i know there's so much to say about compressors and i would like to learn and expand my knowledge about them.
i think i understand the basics of compressions, but as i kept using it i found that my choises are almost always the same.
I use it mostly with a fast attack to reduce peaks and to increase the rms of a track, in order to not lose it in the mix and make it more present, mainly on voices and instruments, always carefull not to push it too hard. I opt for slow attack only when i need punchier drums, on kicks and snares, but not much else.
If i set a slow attack the compressor is going to let the transients come through and compress the tail of the sound, no? So why would i want it, for example, on voices, that for the most need to be clear and in front of a mix? or instruments?
ps. i'm not english native, i tried my best to be understandable
i think i understand the basics of compressions, but as i kept using it i found that my choises are almost always the same.
I use it mostly with a fast attack to reduce peaks and to increase the rms of a track, in order to not lose it in the mix and make it more present, mainly on voices and instruments, always carefull not to push it too hard. I opt for slow attack only when i need punchier drums, on kicks and snares, but not much else.
If i set a slow attack the compressor is going to let the transients come through and compress the tail of the sound, no? So why would i want it, for example, on voices, that for the most need to be clear and in front of a mix? or instruments?
ps. i'm not english native, i tried my best to be understandable