multiple compressors

[Milt]

Those of you who use more than one compressor on a channel (track), how do you configure the comp's settings? For instance if you wanted a ratio of 4 to 1 would you set the ratio on one comp at 4/1 and leave the other at 1/1 or would you set both comps at 2/1? Would you set the threshold the same or have different levels? The same for attack and release. Thanks.

[Tassy]

Those of you who use more than one compressor on a channel (track), how do you configure the comp's settings? For instance if you wanted a ratio of 4 to 1 would you set the ratio on one comp at 4/1 and leave the other at 1/1 or would you set both comps at 2/1? Would you set the threshold the same or have different levels? The same for attack and release. Thanks.

Hi

I think you might study a little general things about compressors for the long run. Compressors' effect on different sounds are more complex than most mixers think.
https://mixcoach.com/setting-threshold-compressors/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUMQpeL8yk4

There is a thread about multiple compressors here on the forum as well:
http://mixbus.harrisonconsoles.com/forum...ompressors

Compressors choice are more about harminic distortion (ome say character) than pure gain reduction.

I hope it will help more than just some blind answer for your specific question
Tassy

[Milt]

Those of you who use more than one compressor on a channel (track), how do you configure the comp's settings? For instance if you wanted a ratio of 4 to 1 would you set the ratio on one comp at 4/1 and leave the other at 1/1 or would you set both comps at 2/1? Would you set the threshold the same or have different levels? The same for attack and release. Thanks.

Hi

I think you might study a little general things about compressors for the long run. Compressors' effect on different sounds are more complex than most mixers think.
https://mixcoach.com/setting-threshold-compressors/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUMQpeL8yk4

There is a thread about multiple compressors here on the forum as well:
http://mixbus.harrisonconsoles.com/forum...ompressors

Compressors choice are more about harminic distortion (ome say character) than pure gain reduction.

I hope it will help more than just some blind answer for your specific question
Tassy

I look on compressors as character givers and have studied quite a bit, but I wanted to see what others do. I saw the thread that you mentioned, good stuff and thanks for the reply.

[Subzero]

I generally configure stuff by ear, not numbers. In my view, using two comps on one track should happen only for a vary specific reason, which usually dictates how you set them up.
What are the common uses for dual comps in your workflow?

[GNU]

Hey guys, just getting into Mixbus and loving it. I'll chime in on this one: I often use 2 compressors and 2 EQs on say a vocal. The first EQ to carve out anything I don't need in a track, before the rest of the processing. A fast compressor for catching peaks and shaping transients, and a slow compressor for finding the tone in the signal and fattening that up. Between the two comps, you get the say vocal to breathe and fall in the groove of the song (release is your friend). Both compressors work less hard on what they're each good at. The classic example is an LA2A into an 1176, or vice versa. Black Lion just released their hardware emulation of both in 1 box with the ability to switch the order. I wanna see how well the built in channel Comps in Mixbus perform at this task (I believe I read that 2 of them were modeled off of those two classics anyhow). I'll try fist adding another comp as an insert, then try sending track 1 into track 2 and playing with the comp controls in the mixer, and in series, but side by side. If that works to get the performance II need, thats pretty clean, just routing. The ability to then throw the 32C EQ after the 2 comps for additive color in my mind is delicious! Any thoughts out there?

[DanielTT]

Hi
Although not always necessary, with two compressors you can do stuff that you cannot do with one.

One setup I like is create multiple ratios: by having one compressor set to 2:1 threshold -20dB and a second 2:1 threshold -10dB, you create a compressor with a ratio of 4:1 between -10 and 0dB, and 2:1 between -20 and -10dB.
You could add a 3rd with a threshold of -5....

Another one, I use it sometimes for bass (acoustic, upright, or electric) is first a compressor that is setup as parallel compressor (50% dry, and 50% quite heavily compressed with some make up gain, so that you have the attack of the dry signal, and the sustain and consistency of the compressed signal, the amount of make up gain will determine the ‘sound’) and this is followed by a limiter, to cut any excessive peaking. (Of the 50% dry sound)

Always keep in mind that when daisy chaining compressors, the ratios do not sum, but multiply. So work with modest ratios.

Good luck!

Daniel




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