[ddots-l] Re: compressor and meter questions in sonar
- From: Blake Hardin <blakehardin5487@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 08:55:58 -0600
alrighty thanks. what im trying to do is compress a vocal track where
say the lowest it gets is minus 8.0 db on the meter and the highest it
gets is like minus 6.0 on the meter. any help? because i can't read
the softest meter of a track. That really sucks lol.
On 2/5/09, Phil Muir <ddots@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> There isn't any way to read the softest value on the metres in Sonar. As
> for the second part of your question, I would use the Sonitus Compressor
> rather than the Cakewalk one in Sonar as the Sonitus is way better. Also the
> Sonitus has an excellent manual that explains what the knee does etc. Found
> this in the Sonitus manual:
>
> "The Knee setting determines the dB range above and below the threshold
> where the compression goes from 1:1 to the selected compression ratio."
>
> Finally, compression is not the easiest thing to understand. Probably the
> best way you will get your head around what it's actually doing is by
> experimenting with it. You could start by choosing one of the presets in
> the Sonitus Compressor that is close to what you require such as a vocal
> preset etc. You could then read all of the various metres in the compressor
> to see what affect it is having on the material as you play back your
> project.
>
> Regards, Phil Muir
>
> P J Muir Productions,
> Music And Audio Production
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Blake Hardin" <blakehardin5487@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "ddots-l" <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 4:58 AM
> Subject: [ddots-l] compressor and meter questions in sonar
>
>
>> hi, ok i know you can read the peak meter of a certain track in sonar
>> but how would i read the softest meter that is registered? And ok how
>> would i use the cakewalk compressor? Can you explain to me what the
>> nee does? And ho to use this on a track? thanks.
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