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Compressor: Vocals

The Music Telegraph | Text 2019/05/31 [14:30]
Recording

Compressor: Vocals

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Compressor: Vocals

 

*Compression Setting:
Compression Ratio: 3:1 to 4:1

Attack Time: fast to medium fast

Release Time: medium to fast

Threshold: set to compress loudest peaks to 3 - 6 dB, higher for soft knee circuits

 


- Due to all of the variances in level that a close-miked vocalist can produce, you'll need to stay on your toes.

 

- The amount of compression necessary will depend in large part on the singer's mike technique. Savvy singers will back off slightly when they hit loud notes and lean in a bit for softer ones. You can compensate for a singer who is not blessed with good mike technique by smoothly riding the channel fader as needed. Try to learn as much as possible about the vocalist's dynamic intentions for various points in the song. By doing so, you'll be able to use less extreme settings, which will provide more natural sounding results.

 

- If the music track is dense and the vocals need to be heard but not too up front, you'll need to be more aggressive with your settings. For delicate singers, try more sensitive threshold levels and smaller ratios. If you've got a real screamer on your hands, you might need to compress 6 - 8 dB to get the proper texture, as well as to lock the vocal in place.

 

- Be aware that high levels of compression can bring out more sibilance (marked "ess" peaks) in a vocal. A de-esser, a specialized type of frequency specific compressor, can be placed in the audio chain after the main compressor to minimize this problem.

 

 

<Reference>

The Fine Art Of Compression, 'Spikes? Yikes?: Make Loud Sounds Softer And Soft Sounds Louder', Joey Wolpert 

 

  

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