What does a compressor do? Will it help my quality?

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BeatsBuY said:
Now a compressor will not make your quality of your recording better. That all depends on the quality of your mic and preamp. A compressor will help you have more control of your audio signal and keep it at a constant level...
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I must say that kind of summed it up!
 
depends

SecondHeartbeat said:
is it true that the longer cable you have, you tend to get signal loss?
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You will always get signal loss any time the signal goes ANY distance. BUT with cables the amount depends on the type.

For 1/4 inch MONO cables signal loss and noise can start at 12-15 feet.

If you're using a balanced output AND input (XLR, TRS) you can use VERY VERY long cables without any NOTICABLE noise or signal loss.

It depends on a lot of different stuff, but that's the general rule.

XLR cables (if balalnced) 25-30 feet shouldn't really be a problem, in most cases.

To be safe, I usually keep my mono 1/4 cbles at less than 10ft and my XLRs at less than 20ft. But in certain situations, depending on the equipment and signal, XLRs can be 100s of feet long.

Also, the quality of the cable can make a big difference, cheap store brand cables usually aren't any good.


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You explained it really good Beatsbuy. Compression can be hard to fully grasp when you first start messing with it. After using it and experimenting, you will find what you do like and what you don't like. I really miss my compressor. I know everybody hates behringer, but i had a behringer auto-com mdx 1400. I really liked being able to jack up the input and slap the gate and enhancer on. When i did that, it sounded loud and extremely dry. I could get a really good sound out of the unit but i switched cables and didn't realize that. All i had to do is just use the other cables. I want that fmr rnc. It's too high for me tho. If i could just find another mdx 1400, i'd be happy. They're discontinued tho. Dumn move on my part.
 
This might be a dumn question, What is craiglist? Never heard of it.
 
People post things for sale in your area. I got and sold a lot of stuff that way. I'm gonna post a lot of gear on there cause I'm gonna move.

www.craigslist.org

Select your area and then click on for sale. Then search...
 
Outside of BeatsBuy's history lesson, he said the same thing I did... lol..

Yet, everyone pats him on the back, and overlooks my explanation. Go figure.

Noise reduction is the cheapest method to fix his issue. Outside of purchasing a cooler running CPU, building a custom recording booth, etc... Noise Reduction will fix the problem now, for little money.

But, what do I know...
 
yes you right. money wise, noise reduction is the way to go. until he saves up for new gear. you gotta make due with what you got. good point... and Change of POETS, sometimes I scan through a post fast and don't read everyones posts completely, then I just babble on and see I just said what someone else said. no disrespect... ;)
 
I didn't mean to disrespect you either change. I just read the last post that was posted at the current time. Happened to be beatsbuy's. Sorry for being lazy man:) You did a great job explaining the issue also.
 
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