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Re: Loopers-Delight-d Digest V04 #530

Even if the compressor/limiter doesn't add any hiss of its own, it 
tends to amplify the noise already present in the signal, and in many 
situations the noise is masked by other instruments, usually the 
cymbals.  When it's just one instrument, there's less to hide behind.

And I don't really want to limit the signal either--I'd just prefer to 
have an effects unit that had wider dynamic range.  I recall the Vortex 
had several patches that produced a goodly amount of hiss even when 
nothing was running through it, and of course those ones were of 
interest to me.


On Dec 18, 2004, at 12:36 PM, 
Loopers-Delight-d-request@loopers-delight.com wrote:

>
> From: "Krispen Hartung" <info@krispenhartung.com>
> Date: December 18, 2004 8:37:23 AM PST
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Subject: RE: Same question asked YET AGAIN.. can someone help me in MY 
> situation?
>
>
> Then just use the compressor as a limiter. Turn the ratio to infinity,
> use a fast attack, a slow release, set your threshold at 0, and your
> gain at just a sliver before 0. But before you use the setting, bipass
> the compressor and obtain a signal as close to redline as possible. And
> a good compressor will add absolutely no noise...my RNC compressors are
> completely transparent.  Every professional studio that I'm aware of
> uses compression, but they wouldn't if they added noise to the mix.
> I've found that there is a lot of confusion over compression.  Many
> people think they are designed to add sustain, which is true if you use
> the cheap stombox versions (plus a lot of noise), whereas from a sound
> engineering perspective, they are designd to reduce the overall dynamic
> range of your program, or simply put a cap on it if you use them as a
> limiter.  Sometimes this results in more sustain, but as an side
> phenomenon.
>
> On another note, does anyone have the Yamaha Sound Reinforcement
> Handbook? I've found this to be an extremely useful resource for
> understanding signal processing, using the right settings, etc.  It is
> well worth the money!
>
> http://www.8thstreet.com/prod.asp?pid=20610
>
> Kris