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MIC, MOD, FX ADJUSTMENTS WORKING IN KIT PRESETS (continued)
SC HPF is a high pass filter. When you are compressing the signal the “COMP” reacts more to low frequencies,
because they are usually louder. SC HPF lets you ignore some part of the low frequencies. It’s easy to hear this
effect when the compression is applied to the whole mix. The kick drum there will have slightly more compression
than the snare drum. To even things out try to set SC HPF to 40 Hz, or 60 Hz.
Clip is a clipper after the output gain. Usually when you
compress the signal, it gets quieter, so you even it out with
Output fader, but depending on Attack setting some of the
peaks are not getting any gain reduction, so they also get
louder by the amount of dB set on the Output fader. This
may lead to clipping, or overload (the meter becomes red). To
avoid the overload (clipping) use the Clip button. Clipper may
distort the signal slightly or a lot depending on how much
overloaded signal is going into it.
There are presets available for the “
COMP” categorized by
the type of signal they were created for. Presets are a good
starting point to make changes.
Everything described above may be difficult to understand if
you have never used a Compressor. To help with understanding
below are some typical steps to setup “COMP”:
FX ADJUSTMENTS WORKING IN KIT PRESETS (continued)
Turn ON the “
COMP.”
Set
Threshold to 0 dB, Ratio to 2:1, Attack to 8-15 ms, Release to 60-120 ms, Output to 0 dB, SC HPF to 40
Hz, turn on the
Clip.
Start to decrease
Threshold until you see the green meter on the left side (gain reduction meter, or GR
meter) moving a little. When it’s moving the gain reduction, or GR is happening. The lower Threshold the
higher Gain Reduction. You probably will hear the sound changing. The only way to setup effects is by using
your ears. Try to experiment and listen to the sound.
After you confirm that Gain Reduction is happening try to experiment with Ratio, Attack, and Release values.
Usually the audio signal gets quieter after compression, so try to compensate for it by increasing the Output
fader.
Experiment with SC HPF, if you think that the effect on the instrument(s) is not needed, then simply turn it
off. Again, use your ears to shape the sound you like.
Try to turn Clip off and see if there is signal overload on hard hits. If there is no signal overload then it’s safe
to leave the Clip turned off.
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Pic 48: Comp Preset List
Pic 49: Compressor Parameters
