Question about Vocal Compression

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Edit and cut out the silent/breath parts between vocal lines. Automate the volume of your vocal to get a more consistent level in relation to the track. Compress if needed.
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Exactly!
 
Threshold picks a level, above which, signals stay the same, or get quieter(depending on the ratio setting), and below which, signals are unaffected. Period.

Signals below the threshold level stay the same until you increase the makeup gain.

When you compress, you can knock down the peaks using threshold and ratio controls, and leave the quieter signals alone, OR, you can quiet the peaks, then turn EVERYTHING left UP with makeup gain.

In short, the only thing you can do to vocal artifacts like sibilance and breath/lip noises, with a compressor, is keep them constant, or turn them UP.

After you wrap your head round that, you have MANY options for reducing vocal artifacts, including but not limited to, noise gate, expander, EQ, multi-band compression (not for beginners), masking, selective doubling, cut and paste editing, fader riding, automation, etc.
 
Jay Tee 4303 said:
In short, the only thing you can do to vocal artifacts like sibilance and breath/lip noises, with a compressor, is keep them constant, or turn them UP.
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An eq on the sidechain can make a compressor reduce the gain on sibilant sounds.
 
soundmagic said:
I think you need to compress the vocal while you need to expansion on the other side. In this way, you can have your desired result
Here is one dynamic processor which may help you
Neo DynaMaster - Stereo Dual Dynamic Processor
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Jay Tee 4303 said:
Threshold picks a level, above which, signals stay the same, or get quieter(depending on the ratio setting), and below which, signals are unaffected. Period.
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After the signal into the compressor drops below the threshold it's still in gain reduction for some amount of time determined by the release control. So some parts of the signal below the threshold are in fact affected.
 
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Try to automate your vocal tracks to reduce the breath before compressing too much. For the sibilant don't be afraid to use more than one de-esser at different frequencies on the same vocal track.
Finally for the compression, try to use more than one compressors with low ratio settings instead of having one that heavily compress. Parallel compression also works great if you're making pop/rock stuff.

A good example would be an 1176 style compressor with a 4:1 ratio mixed with a LA2A style that compress the peaks.
 
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