andrushkiwt
Well-known member
My lack of experience here is sure to get some eye rolls, but I'm wondering something about adding gain within the compressor VST...
When I do this, the compressor reacts to its OWN gain increase and therefore compresses more. For example, where i'd be getting 3db gain reduction leaving the makeup gain at 0, i will get 5db reduction increasing the gain by 2db.
Why, then, even have this option? How is adding gain within the VST different than increasing that tracks volume? In what types of circumstances do you guys add/remove makeup gain within your vst's? And why the hell does my DAW stock compressor have vocal presets ("male pop", for example) with an automatic +25db of gain? I know it's a rough guess since it's a preset...but does anyone really add 25db makeup gain to anything?
Hopefully someone can start clearing this stuff up for me a bit...thanks!
When I do this, the compressor reacts to its OWN gain increase and therefore compresses more. For example, where i'd be getting 3db gain reduction leaving the makeup gain at 0, i will get 5db reduction increasing the gain by 2db.
Why, then, even have this option? How is adding gain within the VST different than increasing that tracks volume? In what types of circumstances do you guys add/remove makeup gain within your vst's? And why the hell does my DAW stock compressor have vocal presets ("male pop", for example) with an automatic +25db of gain? I know it's a rough guess since it's a preset...but does anyone really add 25db makeup gain to anything?
Hopefully someone can start clearing this stuff up for me a bit...thanks!