dbound Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Well after countless hours of watching youtube tuturials, I still have not been able to figure it out. I use fl studio, and the fruity compressor doesnt seem to do shit, the only thing I can do with it is crank the gain. How do you fl studio peeps compress your basslines? I feel like I am missing out in life. Link to comment
andius Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 http://www.resoundsound.com/effective-techniques-to-learn-compression/ Link to comment
Moderator Becs Posted April 5, 2014 Moderator Share Posted April 5, 2014 i only clicked this thread cause of the title Link to comment
Under92 Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 its not that difficult to get a good result out of the fruity compressor tbh. i dont know shit about compressing, maybe a bit here and there, but its all not really knowing how its done correctly, i just do what sounds good TO ME. lets take a look - bassline out of a recent project: - if i understood correctly the threshold sets the point at which the compression kicks it, which is nearly -20dB in my case. - ratio is the ratio of the compression, for sub bass i normally go to at least 3:1 or 4:1. - gain should be self-explanatory - attack is basically the time until the compression reaches its full amount. for basslines in general set it as low as possible to get a good "overall" sound. i noticed that you get weird feedback noises if you set it to 0 completely, so i always leave a little bit of space there. - same with release, just play around with that value, i normally just leave it at that. - the type is personal preference, i prefer the sound of the medium or the vintage one, but different sounds call for different types, so try that one out... Link to comment
andius Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 I think its important to understand how compression actually works. That way you can decide whether a sound actually NEEDS to be compressed. Most beginning producers feel like there are rules to when you are supposed to use compression, and a certain type of compression for all their drums, synths, etc. Many people think compression is about making something louder. gonna post this link again, its extremely helpful imo: http://www.resoundsound.com/effective-techniques-to-learn-compression/ this article is great as well: http://www.resoundsound.com/9-tips-working-compression/ Link to comment
andius Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Even though its looking like the OP, is the type to ask a question and then never follow up.. I came across this today, seems to a pretty pertinent article as well: http://www.audioanimals.co.uk/tutorials/understanding-compression-tutorial Link to comment
SUBJAKT Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 The Lower the threshold, the more gain reduction required. The higher the ratio, the more gain reduction. Just a tip for sidechain compression. Kick & Bass) Link to comment
andius Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 ^Just noticed your location man, West Coast reppin! Link to comment
dbound Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 whoa, thanks for all the tips guys, I think I have the gist of it now. Link to comment
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