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Originally posted by DjJade only problem with compression is that its so hard to get right. i hear alot of music thats overly compressed and it sounds really bad. its always an ongoing problem for me when i complete mixes. i always just try to get my gains right and then normalize the peak value so i dont have to mess with so much.

Once you start working with it, you learn pretty quickly, or at least I did. If your original recording was already good, then a weak compressor setting will smooth it out.

haha exactly...the hard part for me is just keeping my levels right : P

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Originally posted by DjJade haha exactly...the hard part for me is just keeping my levels right : P

yep... i'm in the same boat. i still need to work on my levels before compressing will really work for me.

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ok compress you say...
the only compression i know is from dat/wav to mp3

how?

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What sort of things should i listen for when compressing different parts of my track? any tips....

you should look for squared off looking areas of the waves... it should sound like clipping but cleaner.... sorta like the highs or the punch is just not dynamic at all like someone took the volume knob to the loud parts and kept punching it down when it hits. it is hard to say depending on your parameters...

*i think* attack time makes affects how fast the compression initiates once the waves hit the threashold whereas the release time controls how smoothly it trails off. so you want it all to be smooth so that its not so abrupt that its easy to hear yet not soo slow that it sounds so muddy. the threashold lets you pick which level to to start compressing and the ratio to me is like... the slope of compression which would be sorta like the speed at the compression attacks.

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