Compressing for broadcast

[Musicman929]

I do sound for a Pentecostal church and we just recently started broadcasting our worship services on a local tv station. after a couple airings, it is quite evident that we need to insert a compressor in before it hits the tape. For this sort of thing, how squashed should the signal be?? Suggestions for compressor settings to start with would be much appreciated.

 

[Sabith]

Well......... why do U think U need a compressor in the first place???

but if U need to use one, set your ratio at about 2:1-4:1 and go no higher than 4:1.....

and your threshold would be fine at around zero............

generally broadcasts are REALLY compressed........ but if U do anything more than 4:1 at a zero threshold it is limiting, and thats completly overkill...... even 4:1 is a lot

The station I work at are is filled with morons who don't know audio, and won't listen to me when I say to turn compressors down..... the compress everything up in master control so heavy it begins to sound fuzzy and a little distorted, and they are using Aphex compressors(1k each), so that shows how much they are overkillin it

Don't overcompress =)

Sabith