vurt wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 2:51 pmi use one post mincer, to get rid of victims.jethrobull wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 2:48 pmWhat the hell is a compressor?vurt wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 2:44 pmit's difficult to explain without images.
at it's most basic level it is used to control dynamic ranges.
what that means in practice depends on the material in question. and what the users wants.
so really, the best option is to pick one of the compressors, then find as many youtube vids for that particular compressor, this will make it easier to follow a tutorial.
then once you feel more confident with compression, you can look at others and see where the differences lay.
Can someone explain to me the function of a compressor?
- KVRAF
- 2755 posts since 5 Jun, 2011 from Preston, England, UK
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- Beware the Quoth
- 33175 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
Over a given period of time, in a signal, there'll be a change in volume from one volume level to another, which is effectively a slope. Compressors basically make that slope more or less steep dependent on how steep it currently is.
The traditional use was to 'even out' fast changes in volume level. Nowadays its also used for making individual sounds more pronounced, or even for changes in timbre (eg when emulating the timbral 'character' of certain real-world compressors)
The traditional use was to 'even out' fast changes in volume level. Nowadays its also used for making individual sounds more pronounced, or even for changes in timbre (eg when emulating the timbral 'character' of certain real-world compressors)
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- KVRAF
- 15135 posts since 7 Sep, 2008
Image 1: Original signal
Image 2: Squashed (ie, compressed signal)
Image 3: Squashed signal now boosted, resulting in moar moarness (ie, 11)
Don't be confused when you read a compressor makes things louder, it doesn't. They reduce the signal in order to free up headroom into which you can increase the volume.
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- KVRAF
- 16369 posts since 24 May, 2009 from A galaxy, far far away
Simple, but effective graphic
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- 35436 posts since 11 Apr, 2010 from Germany
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- 1421 posts since 14 Apr, 2016 from Germany
I use this one:
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- KVRAF
- 15135 posts since 7 Sep, 2008
What do you use if you work in the evenings though? Hyunight?
"I was wondering if you'd like to try Magic Mushrooms"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
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- 105855 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
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- KVRian
- 1030 posts since 26 Feb, 2018
A compressor is the second most important signal manipulator and the hardest to learn. It will take you years before you feel you can command them properly. The smallest amount of information you need to know to use a compressor competently is several pages long.
Watch a few videos, read a few articles, spend a few hours. Best recommendation: start getting the hang of very simple compressors, like start with SLAX.
Watch a few videos, read a few articles, spend a few hours. Best recommendation: start getting the hang of very simple compressors, like start with SLAX.
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- KVRist
- 50 posts since 20 Apr, 2015
Should note that perceptual loudness is about average as opposed to peak. So the squashed signal, when brought up to the same peak, will sound louder.Mushy Mushy wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 3:14 pm [img]
Don't be confused when you read a compressor makes things louder, it doesn't. They reduce the signal in order to free up headroom into which you can increase the volume.
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- KVRAF
- 3508 posts since 12 May, 2011
I would agree with this, except to say...dirtysnow wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:40 amShould note that perceptual loudness is about average as opposed to peak. So the squashed signal, when brought up to the same peak, will sound louder.Mushy Mushy wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 3:14 pm [img]
Don't be confused when you read a compressor makes things louder, it doesn't. They reduce the signal in order to free up headroom into which you can increase the volume.
...And that's called compensation. Having to do that is what you might call a consequence of compression.
I'm feeling picky tonite.
- KVRAF
- 1724 posts since 31 Dec, 2004 from betwixt
The function of an audio signal compressor is to bring up the noise floor and destroy transients.