compressor - gain reduction question

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SouthSideSamurai
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compressor - gain reduction question

Post by SouthSideSamurai » Sun Oct 11, 2015 5:04 am

Is there any way to see how much gain reduction is going on instead of just a yellow bar?
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jlgrimes
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Re: compressor - gain reduction question

Post by jlgrimes » Sun Oct 11, 2015 8:41 pm

Not really.

The compressor has a graph mode that has some divisions but I'm not even sure what steps in Db loss the grid lines represent.
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Stromkraft
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Re: compressor - gain reduction question

Post by Stromkraft » Tue Oct 13, 2015 12:31 pm

SouthSideSamurai wrote:Is there any way to see how much gain reduction is going on instead of just a yellow bar?
If you put a meter like Sonalksis FreeG before and after the compressor you can compare. If you like that, put it in an Audio Effects Rack.
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catflap
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Re: compressor - gain reduction question

Post by catflap » Wed Oct 14, 2015 10:43 am

If the compressor is at the end of your signal chain then just compare the track peak db level meter reset when enabling and disabling the compressor

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Ciasky
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Re: compressor - gain reduction question

Post by Ciasky » Wed Oct 14, 2015 4:01 pm

The compressor has a graph mode that has some divisions but I'm not even sure what steps in Db loss the grid lines represent.

I did some tests and I deduced that the grid is divided by 5 decibels............:-)
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