Compression for your kicks

[dirty_bass]

Some basic settings

Don`t read these as set in stone, but they are a good place to tweak from.

Hard Kicks

Threshhold: -21
Ratio: 1:15
Attack: 1 ms
Release: 20 ms
Knee: Hard
If you have lookahead set to around 4.5 ms

Medium Kicks

Threshhold: -15
Ratio: 1:9
Attack: 1 ms
Release: 26 ms
Knee: Hard
If you have lookahead set to around 4 ms

Slight Kick Compression


Threshhold: -12
Ratio: 1:5
Attack: 1 ms
Release: 20 ms
Knee: Medium
If you have lookahead set to around 4 ms

[RDR]

Thank you DB...

knowledge is power, and we like powerful things, just like kicks are powerful then it follows that knowledge about kicks = powerful kicks!

[TechMouse]

Interesting...

I've always found you need to give Kicks quite a bit of attack (e.g. at least 25ms) so that they have any impact. Otherwise they sound a little flat to my ears.

Perhaps I need better monitors.

(Or perhaps it's just my background in breaks shining through ;))

[dirty_bass]

As I said these settings are not set in stone
You can back the attack off a little to allow some of the nose of the kick to come through.

[nova]

cool, i rite them down, gonna hav a blast with them. i just been using presets. so cool bit of info :clap:

[geelist]

Thanks for sharing.

[loopdon]

nice on, u da man :clap:

[AcidTrash]

Will check it out. Thank you.

[Basil Rush]

Threshold probably depends on how loud the actual kick sample is to start with ... you using a kick normalised to 0db?

Guess the attack depends on how attacky the kick you have in the first place is too ... ?

God I'm up early.

I might go back to bed.

This is stupid. I should be alssseeeeep.

[viagratek]

cool...ill have to try this out

[Kevin Gorman]

thanks Steve i'll be experimenting with these today!

[Mindful]

Good man Steve thankayou!!

[StoQ]

do you guys compress kick samples with bass in one channel compressor, or you compress both of them separatly with 2 stand-alone compressors??

[Mindful]

both(witchever sounds best)or side chain

[StoQ]

you mean 2 channels 2 compressors?

[miss bass]

Thanks DB.

The whole compression thing seems to be coming together a little better at home now, as theory + practical part of using compression. Before, I understand the theory but having not practised it much (and when i did was like errrr ?? ) Just proves what sitting on your computer all weekend instead of going out can do.

[xfive]

Just proves what sitting on your computer all weekend instead of going out can do.

Yeah right... we all know you're a dork and have no friends..






:lol:

[loopdon]

Just proves what sitting on your computer all weekend instead of going out can do.

Yeah right... we all know you're a dork and have no friends..






:lol:


:dontevengothere: :lol:

[miss bass]

Just proves what sitting on your computer all weekend instead of going out can do.

Yeah right... we all know you're a dork and have no friends..






:lol:

Just cuz i wear nicer underwear than the lot of yaz whilst im on my computer all weekend, and planning it again, dork or no dork, i like dorks.

:rambo: :crackup:

[loopdon]

plz go into assorted detail :shifty:

[audioinjection]

:lol:

[The Divide]

Just cuz i wear nicer underwear than the lot of yaz whilst im on my computer all weekend

Just go commando :shock:

[miss bass]

yeh so compression tips, thanks ;)

[dirty_bass]

I bet I wear the nicest underwear.

[loopdon]

@dirty: don't go into assorted detail, please :dontevengothere:

[dirty_bass]

What`s wrong?
ARE YOU SCARED OF MY UNDERWEAR YOU COWARDS!!!?

[TechMouse]

What`s wrong?
ARE YOU SCARED OF MY UNDERWEAR YOU COWARDS!!!?
I think biological weapons are very scary, yes.