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    Compression Settings Cheat Sheet: Fill The Silence Audio Company Presents

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    This document from Fill the Silence Audio Co. provides compression setting recommendations for various instruments. It gives starting ratio, attack, release, knee, threshold, and gain settings for lightly and heavily compressing vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, kick drum, snare drum, and toms. The goal is to apply light compression of 3-5dB for most instruments to help control dynamics without colorizing the sound.

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    This document from Fill the Silence Audio Co. provides compression setting recommendations for various instruments. It gives starting ratio, attack, release, knee, threshold, and gain settings for lightly and heavily compressing vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, kick drum, snare drum, and toms. The goal is to apply light compression of 3-5dB for most instruments to help control dynamics without colorizing the sound.

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    FILL THE SILENCE AUDIO COMPANY PRESENTS

    COMPRESSION
    SETTINGS
    CHEAT SHEET
    WWW.FILLTHESILENCEAUDIOCO.COM
    INTRODUCTION
    FILL THE SILENCE AUDIO CO.

    First of all, a huge thank you to you for downloading this


    free guide. If you haven’t already, be sure to join the Fill
    the Silence Audio Co. mailing list by clicking here. That
    way, you’ll get notified every time a new article or
    tutorial hits the site.

    Each of the compressor settings in this guide are


    designed to help you apply compression to various
    instruments. These settings offer a great starting point
    for applying compression to your tracks. Don't be afraid
    to experiment with these settings or to tweak them until
    you find the perfect compression settings for your
    audio.
    FILL THE SILENCE AUDIO CO.
    WWW.FILLTHESILENCEAUDIOCO.COM

    Ratio: 2:1 to 3:1 VOCALS (LIGHT


    Attack: Less than 1 ms COMPRESSION)
    Release: Approx. 40 ms
    Knee: Soft
    Threshold: Set to achieve 3 - 5 dB of gain reduction
    Gain: Adjust so that the output level matches the input level

    Ratio: 4:1 to 6:1 VOCALS (HEAVY


    Attack: Less than 1 ms COMPRESSION)
    Release: Approx. 40 ms
    Knee: Soft
    Threshold: Set to achieve 6 - 8 dB of gain reduction
    Gain: Adjust so that the output level matches the input level
    FILL THE SILENCE AUDIO CO.
    WWW.FILLTHESILENCEAUDIOCO.COM

    Ratio: 3:1 ELECTRIC


    Attack: Approx. 25 ms GUITAR
    Release: Approx. 200 ms
    Knee: Hard
    Threshold: Set to achieve 3 - 5 dB of gain reduction
    Gain: Adjust so that the output level matches the input level

    Ratio: 3:1 BASS GUITAR


    Attack: Approx. 50 ms (ELECTRIC)
    Release: Approx. 200 ms
    Knee: Hard
    Threshold: Set to achieve 3 - 5 dB of gain reduction
    Gain: Adjust so that the output level matches the input level
    FILL THE SILENCE AUDIO CO.
    WWW.FILLTHESILENCEAUDIOCO.COM

    Ratio: 2:1 to 4:1 ACOUSTIC


    Attack: Approx. 150 ms GUITAR
    Release: Approx. 400 ms
    Knee: Soft
    Threshold: Set to achieve 3 - 5 dB of gain reduction
    Gain: Adjust so that the output level matches the input level

    Ratio: 2:1 to 3:1 PIANO


    Attack: Approx. 100 ms
    Release: Approx 150 ms
    Knee: Soft
    Threshold: Set to achieve 3 - 5 dB of gain reduction
    Gain: Adjust so that the output level matches the input level
    FILL THE SILENCE AUDIO CO.
    WWW.FILLTHESILENCEAUDIOCO.COM

    Ratio: 3:1 to 5:1 KICK DRUM


    Attack: Approx. 50 ms
    Release: Approx. 200 ms
    Knee: Hard
    Threshold: Set to achieve 3 - 6 dB of gain reduction
    Gain: Adjust so that the output level matches the input level

    Ratio: 3:1 to 5:1 SNARE DRUM


    Attack: Approx. 10 ms
    Release: Approx. 150 ms
    Knee: Hard
    Threshold: Set to achieve 3 - 6 dB of gain reduction
    Gain: Adjust so that the output level matches the input level
    FILL THE SILENCE AUDIO CO.
    WWW.FILLTHESILENCEAUDIOCO.COM

    Ratio: 4:1 TOMS


    Attack: Approx. 10 ms
    Release: Approx. 350 ms
    Knee: Hard
    Threshold: Set to achieve 4 - 6 dB of gain reduction
    Gain: Adjust so that the output level matches the input level

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