I tried two different compressor settings on distorted guitar parts and couldn't tell the two of them apart audibly. Any slight differences I attributed to bias, (expecting to hear a difference because you know what you are selecting).
For the first I used a ratio of 1.8/1 and set the threshold accordingly to achieve an average of -6dB compression.
On the second I used a ratio of 4.2/1 and set the threshold accordingly to achieve an average of -6dB compression.
Both used the same A/R/G settings.
Attack: 15ms
Release:130ms
Gain: 4dB
Knee: .7
idk if specifics are important to you but I don't mind listing them anyway :D
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lol, but then it would be unusable. I was trying to see the pra
lol, but then it would be unusable. I was trying to see the practical uses. I was expecting a more rounded tone with 1.8 and a more dynamic punchy tone with 4.2. I think for a pretty natural sounding track (not a huge dynamic range) 6dB is a good target, am I wrong? What would you use?
Not a big surprise here. A distorted guitar is pretty compresse
Not a big surprise here. A distorted guitar is pretty compressed already. If you had a sound source that was all true square waves, then the ratio wouldn't matter. If the attack and release were fast then 6Db of compression would be the same no matter what the ratio. Of course, your source isn't all square waves, but if it is pretty well compressed, the effect of additional compression will be pretty subtle. Try something with more dynamics if you want to hear more of the effects of compression.