Hi,
I understand the basic concept of a compressor and did my reading on the subject. I often come across articles or posts that say something like, "Try a fast attack and medium release for X effect" or any other combination of fast/medium/slow. My question is, approximately what range of milliseconds are we talking about for fast or slow? (Since we're talking about milliseconds, it's all pretty fast to me...) And would it not be relative depending on whether you are applying it to, say, drums or voice or any other instrument?
I'm not looking for concrete answers - I know every situation is different and you just have to play around with the settings and use your ear - *I'm just looking for some helpful guidelines.* I try experimenting with with different ranges and often I can't hear the compressor doing anything whether my attack or release is at the shortest setting or the longest, so I get frustrated. I know it aint supposed to be easy but...
I understand the basic concept of a compressor and did my reading on the subject. I often come across articles or posts that say something like, "Try a fast attack and medium release for X effect" or any other combination of fast/medium/slow. My question is, approximately what range of milliseconds are we talking about for fast or slow? (Since we're talking about milliseconds, it's all pretty fast to me...) And would it not be relative depending on whether you are applying it to, say, drums or voice or any other instrument?
I'm not looking for concrete answers - I know every situation is different and you just have to play around with the settings and use your ear - *I'm just looking for some helpful guidelines.* I try experimenting with with different ranges and often I can't hear the compressor doing anything whether my attack or release is at the shortest setting or the longest, so I get frustrated. I know it aint supposed to be easy but...