Compression Settings

Name Threshold
(dB)
Attack
(ms)
Release
(ms)
Ratio: 1 Gain
(dB)
Comments
Vocal 1 -20 31 342 2.5 2 Compressor for Solo Vocal
Vocal 2 -8 26 331 2.5 1.5 Variation of Solo 1
Full Comp 1 -8 60 2500 2.5 0 For Overall Volume Level
Full Comp 2 -18 94 447 3.5 2.5 Variation of Total Comp 1: Harder ratio
Full Comp 3 -16 11 180 6 6 Nearly a limiter effect
Kick Comp -24 9 58 3 5.5 Compressor for Acoustic Bass Drum
Snare Comp -17 8 12 2.5 3.5 Compressor for Acoustic Snare Drum
Guitar -10 5 238 2.5 1.5 Compressor for Acoustic Guitar
Brass Section -18 18 226 1.7 4 Brass Sounds for Strong Attacks
Bass 1 -12 15 470 2 4.5 Finger Picked Bass Guitar
Bass 2 -12 6 133 1.7 4 Slap Electric Bass
E Guitar -8 7 261 3.5 2.5 Electric Guitar Compressor
Piano 1 -9 17 238 2.5 1 Brightens Piano
Piano 2 -18 7 174 3.5 6 Variation of Piano 1
Sampled Kick -14 2 35 2 3.5 For sampled Bass Drum
Sampled Snare -18 8 354 4 8 For sampled Snare Drum
Strings 1 -11 33 749 2 1.5 For String instruments
Strings 2 -12 93 2500 1.5 1.5 For Violas and Cellos
Strings 3 -17 76 186 1.5 2.5 Cellos or DoubleBass
Syn Bass -10 9 250 3.5 3 Adjust level of Synth Bass
Syn Pad -13 58 238 2 2 Prevents diffusion of sound in synth pad
Limiting -1 0.1 325 20 0 Slow release limiter
Chorusing -9 39 225 1.7 2.5 For vocal Chorusing


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03/29/02 Tom Parker