Compressor Settings for Belting Vocals

[powderfinger]

I think I found a way to use a software compressor as a real-time unit (ie. it would permanently effect the track on the way in....not an after effect).

I am fairly unfarmiliar with the true function of compressors beyond the world of slightly tweaking my presets.

When I belt strong parts of vocals, I have a problem with digital distortion and was wondering if I could get some help as to how to best set up the compressor to keep the vocals from clipping....any ides?

 

[jslator]

When I belt strong parts of vocals, I have a problem with digital distortion and was wondering if I could get some help as to how to best set up the compressor to keep the vocals from clipping....any ides?

Turn your record level down.

 

[littledog]

I think I found a way to use a software compressor as a real-time unit (ie. it would permanently effect the track on the way in....not an after effect).

I don't know how you could use a software compressor to effect a signal BEFORE it hit your A/D converters, unless you were using two different workstations in tandem, which makes no sense to me, as the clipping would simply occur on a diffferent set of converters.

I could tell you how to use a hardware compressor for this, but have no idea how to do it with a software compressor, unless you were trying to reduce output clipping.

In the absence of a hardware comp, best stick to jslator's advice.

 

[chessparov]

Are you trying to get general guidelines for how to set your
"attack" and "release" parameters?

Chris

 

[chessrock]

I think I found a way to use a software compressor as a real-time unit (ie. it would permanently effect the track on the way in....not an after effect).

Wow. That's pretty amazing. You should really patent that.

 

[int]

Turn your output down on the plugin/software/whatever.

Or turn your mic gain own a few notches.

It depends on where the clipping occurs - experimient and find out.