its the minimum point in the signal level where the compressor kicks in
get me?
By The Beat Conductor
Tue Aug 16, 2005 5:48 pm
Threshold – This sets the threshold level, measured in dB (decibels). When a signal exceeds this level, compression will be applied.
Head over to Sample Craze and check out the compression tutorials.
Head over to Sample Craze and check out the compression tutorials.
By M.ic P.ro C.rusher
Tue Aug 16, 2005 5:53 pm
Well, compress means to squeeze into a smaller space, right? So a compressor squeezes the recorded sound into a smaller audio space. Threshold is where it stops squeezing.
pt3r wrote:
I know this was said b4 but I find this the illest looking 2kxl mod seen so far.
By cooocooo1
Tue Aug 16, 2005 5:59 pm
the threshold is where it starts to work, not stops, as the others explained
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By M.ic P.ro C.rusher
Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:04 pm
If you compress something with a -3db threshhold, then the signal will be compressed to fit into -3db or less. It is the highest value that the new sound will reach. I say this is where it stops, 'cause no sound will exceed that, but I guess you caould say this is where it starts, cause only sounds above the threshold get compressed.
pt3r wrote:
I know this was said b4 but I find this the illest looking 2kxl mod seen so far.
By cooocooo1
Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:17 pm
sort of, if you have extreme ratio settings, which would be refered to as a limiter. A compressor doesnt keep the signal from going passed the threshold, it just compresses the signal based on the ratio you set so if you have a 4:1 ratio then you'll only get 1db of increase for every 4dbs over the threshold
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By Capshun
Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:10 pm
so should i set the ration low? or high, i dont want hte drums over -1 db
By trupro
Tue Aug 16, 2005 7:30 pm
M.ic P.ro C.rusher wrote:If you compress something with a -3db threshhold, then the signal will be compressed to fit into -3db or less. It is the highest value that the new sound will reach. I say this is where it stops, 'cause no sound will exceed that, but I guess you caould say this is where it starts, cause only sounds above the threshold get compressed.
I feel like this is very confusing, cus compression has to be really
played with to see the theory in action.
Threshold level is not the highest point the sound will reach.
That would be determined by a combination of threshold and
ratio. Only a brickwall limiter style of compression will actually
not let anything above the threshold limit.
With standard compression, what you get is a little more subtle.
Say you set the RATIO to three to one (3:1).
That means, for every three decibels OVER the threshold you have set up(say, zero), you get one decible higher on output. So that would mean, if you going 6db over the threshold, you getting approximately 2 db output, while the rest is supressed into the mix. But these measurements are only within the internal circuitry or processor. The true output level is variable on most units, because the final parameter is usually 'gian makeup' or just 'gain' which of course would increase the overal total output of the finished process. hope that helps. Just use it on all kind of sh*t to really
get used to what the parameters do.
By The Beat Conductor
Tue Aug 16, 2005 10:51 pm
The Beat Conductor wrote:Threshold – This sets the threshold level, measured in dB (decibels). When a signal exceeds this level, compression will be applied.
Head over to Sample Craze and check out the compression tutorials.
By ntalec
Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:01 pm
M.ic P.ro C.rusher wrote:If you compress something with a -3db threshhold, then the signal will be compressed to fit into -3db or less. It is the highest value that the new sound will reach. I say this is where it stops, 'cause no sound will exceed that, but I guess you caould say this is where it starts, cause only sounds above the threshold get compressed.
That's Limiting.
When you make it so it won't exceed a given level, that's Limiting.
Compression would mean that it was going to reduce what ever goes pass the Threshold by 3db.
By M.ic P.ro C.rusher
Wed Aug 17, 2005 4:47 pm
ntalec wrote:That's Limiting.
When you make it so it won't exceed a given level, that's Limiting.
Compression would mean that it was going to reduce what ever goes pass the Threshold by 3db.
Isn't a limiter a type of compressor? Just has a harder clip effect? No? I don't get into technical aspects of things, I use them, and then listen to how they sound, and decide if I like it. I just assumed based on what I was hearing (and seeing in my meters) that was how a compressor worked. I read the article on samplecraze and thought that it confirmed my "theory". But what TruPro and CoooCooo said makes more sense.
pt3r wrote:
I know this was said b4 but I find this the illest looking 2kxl mod seen so far.
By ntalec
Wed Aug 17, 2005 5:54 pm
The confusion strems from the fact that some compressors have limited controls so they can't be used as a Limiter.
A Limiter is a function of the compressor moreso than a type of compressor.
Maybe this might help a bit
A Limiter is a function of the compressor moreso than a type of compressor.
Maybe this might help a bit
By M.ic P.ro C.rusher
Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:19 pm
LMAO @ the diagram, but it actually was very informative and helpful. I like pictures 
pt3r wrote:
I know this was said b4 but I find this the illest looking 2kxl mod seen so far.