[mac4theblind] Re: Adding a manually configured Compressor
- From: John Panarese <jpanarese@xxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:20:21 -0500
Good point, George. I've been half-browsing mail tonight as I am doing
other things, but let's keep this list on topic, please? Again, as I have said
before, any personal issues should be kept off list or if there is a problem
with conduct or behavior on list, please contact me off list.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
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On Mar 10, 2012, at 11:17 PM, George B wrote:
> well is this for mac or is it now a chat list???
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 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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