Someone bumped a thread for a folder full of studio tips, found this one in there. If your as clueless about compression as I am this is relevant to you, been helping me understand it a lot better. Dont know who it is originally from so cant credit properly, apologies for that!
"a good tip on compression i read in a book, seriously this changed everything for me:
ARRT, attack, release, ratio, threshold; put attack as quick as possible, same with release, put the ratio as high as it can go, and the threshold as low as it can go,
then, adjust each knob in this order : Attack, Release, Ratio, Threshold.
listen closely to what each knob is doing to the sound, only when you are happy with one knob, move onto another. in the specified order.
keep practicing this technique and i promise it will get easier and easier, and better results each time, just follow the order, and set the knobs out properly before beginning, use this on any synth or drums, or anything. use your ears."
Hope it might help you as much as it is helping me
"a good tip on compression i read in a book, seriously this changed everything for me:
ARRT, attack, release, ratio, threshold; put attack as quick as possible, same with release, put the ratio as high as it can go, and the threshold as low as it can go,
then, adjust each knob in this order : Attack, Release, Ratio, Threshold.
listen closely to what each knob is doing to the sound, only when you are happy with one knob, move onto another. in the specified order.
keep practicing this technique and i promise it will get easier and easier, and better results each time, just follow the order, and set the knobs out properly before beginning, use this on any synth or drums, or anything. use your ears."
Hope it might help you as much as it is helping me