juwanshahir wrote: ok ive had preamp and compressor problems in the past
thanks everyone for all the help on that.

ok well i have an alesis 3630, and its givin me a number of problems
and im guessing this a common, easy problem since im new to compressors/limiters.

its cuttin off my vocals and giving me that "breathing/huffing" effect.
now thats when i put my output up.

why do i put my output up? because if i dont, it wont pick up the signal.

so ya can u help me on this with a solution and presets to my alesis compressor if im an average rapper?

thanks

Hi....does this device have a Noise Gate? If so...bypass it/turn it off.
Regards.......MAWD

it does have a gate.

saemskin wrote: it does have a gate.

From your description, it would seem you have your gate Threshold set way too high....reduce the Threshold or turn it off altogether.
Regards......MAWD

i second that.