HOW TO COMPRESS ANY INSTRUMENT
STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP
1 2 3 4 5
FIGURE OUT DECIDE ON A FIND YOUR FIND YOUR SET UP
YOUR COMPRESSION STYLE’S PEAKS OR YOUR
GOAL STYLE SETTINGS VALLEYS COMPRESSOR
Before you start To accomplish your Each Style has its Start with the settings Adjust your attack
compressing, ask goal, pick a Style of own unique described in the “How and release to
yourself: WHAT am I compression. These combination of to Set Up Your match your Style.
trying to accomplish? are the different settings. Compressor” chart.
combinations of Adjust your knee
If you’re targeting the to make the
settings that create
Your answer will likely Use the chart “How peaks, lower the compression more
different tones and threshold until you’re natural.
be one of the 4 Goals effects. to Create the Styles
of Compression: of Compression” to getting short spikes
of gain reduction. Adjust your ratio
find a starting place
1) To balance to taste.
Each Goal will have for your If you’re targeting the
2) To enhance a few Styles that compressor’s valleys, lower the Adjust your makeup
you can use to get settings. threshold until your gain to bring back
3) To glue the sound you gain reduction lasts the volume you lost.
4) To fix want. for at least half the
note.
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THE GOALS AND THE GOALS AND HOW TO CREATE HOW TO HOW TO
STYLES OF STYLES OF THE STYLES OF SET UP YOUR SET UP YOUR
COMPRESSION COMPRESSION COMPRESSION COMPRESSOR COMPRESSOR
