One of my absolute favorite plug-ins is free, and you’re just plain crazy if you don’t have it. The Rough Rider, brought to you by Audio Damage: If you’ve got a small plug-in collection (or even a big one), you’ll find that this sucker is a fantastic compliment to Live’s built-in compressor. While Live’s Compressor […]
BEWARE THE MAKEUP!
Unless you’re already a master of compression, beware of the Makeup switch. What it does is automatically apply “makeup gain” to the signal. As the Threshold and Ratio are adjusted, the compressor determines how much gain reduction it is applying and then raises the output signal up by that amount. This may seem totally counter-intuitive, […]
LOOKING AHEAD
While we’on on compression, have you ever wondered what the Lookahead menu is all about? This value specifies how large of a buffer Compressor uses. A larger value means that the device has longer to analyze the incoming signal, which means that the attack can be more accurate. The nature of analog compressors is to […]
BEATING THE SIDECHAIN CLICK
You may have noticed that Live’s Compressor sometimes produces an audible clicking sound in the signal when the sidechain is activated. There are two easy ways around this. Turn up the Knee: This applies the compression more gradually and often stops the clicking. Or, switch Mode to FF1: FF1 tends to be the most lo-fi […]
