017 - Setting & Missetting Dyn Proc Parameters

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BOB DENNIS ON DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

017 - : Setting & Mis-setting Dynamic Processing – Part 1
With properly settings of parameters, dynamic processing is a powerful tool. Mis-setting parameters can latterly destroy the sound quality. In this two-part series, Bob, explains the proper setting of parameters.

Some of the most misunderstood parameters for compression and limiting are the attack and release parameters. To completely understand these parameters, I'm going to first go back to the analog units that established the compressed sound used in recording even today.

Analog History

The "standard" Detroit area recording studio of the seventies always had at least a couple of UERI 1176's and a couple of UERI LA4. Although other compressors and limiters were used from time to time, you could accomplish most of the dynamic processing needed to cut analog multitrack.

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