[ddots-l] Re: compressor and meter questions in sonar
- From: Blake Hardin <blakehardin5487@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 17:59:53 -0800
Hi, well its just for a project for class actually. Because i guess my
teacher doesn't want the meters jumping around everywhere. Say if it
starts at like minus 20 db and at the end it ends up at like minus 07
db. We wanna use the compressor to kind of even that out so it will
start at like say minus 8 db and the highest point being minus 06 db.
Any help? thanks.
On 2/5/09, Phil Muir <ddots@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hmm. Why would you want to do that? It's good to have some dynamics in
> music.
>
> Regards, Phil Muir
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Blake Hardin" <blakehardin5487@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 2:55 PM
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: compressor and meter questions in sonar
>
>
>> alrighty thanks. what im trying to do is compress a vocal track where
>> say the lowest it gets is minus 8.0 db on the meter and the highest it
>> gets is like minus 6.0 on the meter. any help? because i can't read
>> the softest meter of a track. That really sucks lol.
>>
>> On 2/5/09, Phil Muir <ddots@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> There isn't any way to read the softest value on the metres in Sonar. As
>>> for the second part of your question, I would use the Sonitus Compressor
>>> rather than the Cakewalk one in Sonar as the Sonitus is way better. Also
>>> the
>>> Sonitus has an excellent manual that explains what the knee does etc.
>>> Found
>>> this in the Sonitus manual:
>>>
>>> "The Knee setting determines the dB range above and below the threshold
>>> where the compression goes from 1:1 to the selected compression ratio."
>>>
>>> Finally, compression is not the easiest thing to understand. Probably
>>> the
>>> best way you will get your head around what it's actually doing is by
>>> experimenting with it. You could start by choosing one of the presets in
>>> the Sonitus Compressor that is close to what you require such as a vocal
>>> preset etc. You could then read all of the various metres in the
>>> compressor
>>> to see what affect it is having on the material as you play back your
>>> project.
>>>
>>> Regards, Phil Muir
>>>
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>>> Music And Audio Production
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>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Blake Hardin" <blakehardin5487@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "ddots-l" <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 4:58 AM
>>> Subject: [ddots-l] compressor and meter questions in sonar
>>>
>>>
>>>> hi, ok i know you can read the peak meter of a certain track in sonar
>>>> but how would i read the softest meter that is registered? And ok how
>>>> would i use the cakewalk compressor? Can you explain to me what the
>>>> nee does? And ho to use this on a track? thanks.
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