Will.W
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 I have recently read that a compressor can be used to increase the decay on a delay (therefore not needing to use more feedback to increase the decay). I have a basic understanding of a compressor but do not understand this . Could someone please explain , and maybe suggest some 'settings' ?
Will W. |
Wed Feb 05, 2003 7:23 pm |
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vanessa
Joined: 03 Oct 2002
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Hello there Will
When you say increase the decay, do you mean make it decay faster or increase the number of times the decay occurs, or the occurance of the decays closer together or, in fact, something entirely different?
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Wed Feb 05, 2003 7:33 pm |
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ben m
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Hi Will,
I'm not quite sure what you mean but I will attempt to point out whats is probably happening.
If you had a delay unit, for instance, set to repeat a sound 5 times, they would usually be at decreasing volumes. However if compressed the dynamic range is reduced, so the quieter delays would sound significantly louder than they would normally (or the louder ones would sound quieter if you want to be pedantic  ), possibly giving the effect of more delays (even though in fact they are just more audible meaning that delays may be heard which weren't particularly prominent before compression)
Obviously a compressor can't really have any impact on a delayed sound other than changing the dynamics - it can not increase or decrease any other attribute other than signal level.
Is this what you meant?
ben m
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Will.W
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Hi Ben ,
That is what I meant , and thanks for the explanation .
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Wed Feb 12, 2003 7:04 pm |
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