EQ/Compression tables

jinxed · Post by **jinxed** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:05 am

two oh one wrote:Just to clarify...

The compression table is useless, because there are too many variables.

Just look as Threshold as an example...

Are we working in 16 bits or 24 bits?
How loud is the original sound - Where are we peaking?
How does it sound now, vs how you want it to sound?
What compressor type are you using?
Is this creative compression, or 'fix it' compression?
Has an EQ been placed before or after the compressor?

As always, it's a case of learning what each knob does and listening intently to what you're doing as you twist. Listen for thickness, and the percussive attack. Listen for how loud the sound appears to be vs where its peaking. If you turn down your output until it's super quiet, you can hear the changes more easily. It's pretty much impossible adjusting compression when you're blasting things.

Also, if you're making music from nabbed samples or construction kits, chances are things have already been squashed to death and adding more compression isn't going to make things pretty.

Nice one, i haven't really used the compression table myself as i hardly ever use compression atall.

Just to anyone who reads this then, maybe the compression table wont help haha...

cracktactics · Post by **cracktactics** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 4:34 pm

Nice tables, good starting point for newbies like me, but in the EQ/Frequency table, what do things like attack, punch, presence etc mean in terms of how high/low the EQ is? Please dont boy me too badly...Im just using fruity at the moment btw

decklyn · Post by **decklyn** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 5:01 pm

cracktactics wrote:Please dont boy me too badly...

all you damn noobies come in here asking your questions and stuff! i'll reach through the monitor and pound you like a 12" sub.

no i'm just kidding. those are just the qualities of the frequencies.

for instance, a kick, if boosted at 100hz, will sound boomy.
a snare will gain punch if boosted at 200hz and crack a little higher than that.
vocals, if boosted at 5khz, will gain perceptibility.

it's just general subjective qualties on the effects of certain freqs. use your ears though man.

somejerk · Post by **somejerk** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:18 pm

two oh one wrote:Hmmmm. The compression table is sod all use to anybody, really.

This table I just made is probably as much use:

Sharmaji · Post by **Sharmaji** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:05 am

two oh one wrote:
TeReKeTe wrote:
saved

printed

up on wall next to the clash poster.
Live by it, yeah?

oooooh. Clash. Have you seen the future is unwritten yet? My favourite film of the year. And the pirate was probably the funniest thing on film, ever.

haven't seen it yet but 'westway to the world' gets a good rinseout every few months on the dvd player. in fact, i owe the fact that i own a 2' long boombox to a.) being drunk and b.) watching joe carry one around times square when they had their residency @ bond's. next morning i wake w/ a pounding headache and see my email inbox...

DON'T EBAY WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

someone needs to do a dubstep refix of any # of clash tunes, immediately. so ripe for the picking. bankrobber. white man in hammersmith palais. white riot.. killer.

auan · Post by **auan** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 2:40 am

TeReKeTe wrote:someone needs to do a dubstep refix of any # of clash tunes, immediately. ... white man in hammersmith palais...

I want this played at my funeral.

decklyn · Post by **decklyn** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 3:24 am

two oh one - love the table and the new branding/image.

cracktactics · Post by **cracktactics** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:26 pm

whats a decent freeware compressor?

*Nevermind i found another thread

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