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suttlemyre
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compressor

Post by suttlemyre » Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:34 pm

dont understand the settings or known why i would need compressor, i like different levels to show emotion at different parts. what is it used for?

Gale Andrews
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Re: compressor

Post by Gale Andrews » Mon Mar 12, 2012 1:07 am

it's used to reduce the difference between loud and soft. Have you looked in the Manual?
http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Compressor

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Re: compressor

Post by skyy38 » Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:40 pm

Using a compressor , sparingly, can make your recordings "pop" with a little more "life" than what they would normally have.

If you over-compress, you can mash the life ( dynamics ) out of your recording, so use it sparingly. 2: 1 ratio is usually a good place to begin.

Make sure your track ( or tracks) are all set at the volume that you want FIRST, THEN apply compression where wanted.

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