[mac4theblind] Re: Adding a manually configured Compressor
- From: "George B" <gbmagoo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:17:48 -0800
well is this for mac or is it now a chat list???
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> From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mac4theblind-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christohper-Mark Gilland
> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 18:28
> To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Adding a manually configured Compressor
>
> Here's a question for you I've asked on and off list many! times! Can
> you
> leave me alone for God sake? Your mails are from this point forward
> being
> purmanently filtered to the trash.
>
> If anyone else needs to know how to do the same with him, write me off
> list
> and I'll teach you how.
>
> cgilland1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Better yet, though his name won't be specifically mentioned obviously,
> I may
> just make a blog post on how to do this, then will post a link once
> available.
>
> Had I not been specific no one would a known what I needed to do.
>
> Saying can I add a compressor, um... like, yeah, duh? of course I can.
> But
> can I make it do what I need it to do?
>
> Stop being a troll for God sake. Sometimes I wonder why the hell
> you're on
> list.
>
> If john wants to get on me for saying it, go right ahead. No offense
> to
> him, but with all do respect, to all list members, including but not
> limited
> to John, I'm darned well haddit with you! Sir, and frankly, I'm not
> afraid
> on list to say it! Fact, I'm proud of it!
>
> Ooo! that felt good!
>
> Chris.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Hilbert Poehlman" <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 9:21 PM
> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Adding a manually configured Compressor
>
>
> can you pair this down to the questions without all the editorializing?
>
> On Mar 10, 2012, at 4:01 PM, Christohper-Mark Gilland wrote:
>
> OK, maybe someone here will have some idea how to work through this.
>
> I am trying to record a track of me singing lead vocals on top of a
> backing
> karaoke track using Garage Band. This is a country based genre song,
> so one
> thing with country music generally is the lyrics are what really need
> to
> drive the most attention to the song. What's tending to happen is my
> vocals
> are becoming very very clipped somewhere along the recording chain. My
> guess is I'm probablyu clipping the internal buss, by the sound of it.
> The
> odd thing is according to the meters on my interface, I'm peeking
> around -12DB which isn't even close to clipping. This is why I'm
> thinking
> somehow, it's not within the interface. I'm thinking it's somehow
> clipping
> at the DAW internal buss level. With this said, here's what I'd like
> to do
> along with my question. Hopefully someone will know a way in GB to
> make
> this happen. I'm not aposed at all to using Amadeus Pro, if you all
> think
> this task will be much easier there. I'd like to stick with GB however
> if
> at all possible.
>
> So, what I'd like to do, is, first of all, I need to probably on my
> interface, I'm thinking, probably back off my gain just a bit.
> Actually,
> quite a bit. I'm saying run it so I'm peeking around maybe instead
> of -12DB, maybe go to -24DB. This way, we've basically cut the level
> in
> half. Then seeing we know -12DB is apparently the clipping point, I'd
> like
> to take a compressor, and add a very fast attack with a very slow
> release.
> I'd say maybe just a few milliseconds on the attack, and maybe a second
> or
> so on the release. Basically, I'm looking for somewhere in the
> neighborhood
> of a 2/1 ratio. Basically, what I'm trying to do is have Garage band's
> compressor boost my level. In other words, record the vocals very
> quiet
> then let the compressor boost them back up to an acceptible level,
> rather
> than me trying to drive the DAW really hot, if that makes any sense.
> I'm
> sure especially to people like Sarah, it will. Cause obviously you
> always
> always always! wanna run some compression on vocals as it helps with
> levelling problems like this. So, I want to set it where basically the
> compressor knows that -12DB is too high. Then also, using a
> compressor, I'd
> like to have it clamp down! a bit on the music. This way what we're
> essentially doing is using two compressors. One to bring the vocal up
> and
> boost the signal, then another to roll off the backing karaoke track a
> ways.
>
> I know there are different presets with the compressor effect built
> into GB,
> but is this something that is fairly easy to set manually to the way
> I'm
> describing? I'm sorry, but I do not do preconfigured presets. I've
> found
> that there aren't any good ones. Just bottom line. They all in my
> opinion
> only, sound like crap. I prefer starting from scratch and building my
> own
> customized setup.
>
> So, does anyone have any suggestions how I can cut this internal buss
> clipping down? I just know! I can't say for sure, but I almost can bet
> my
> money on that is what is happening.
>
> Chris.
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