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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Maxwell" data-source="post: 33022" data-attributes="member: 321">Re: M7, compression and effects questions.I am so used to the DBX160 auto mode that I really don’t know how to properly set the attack and release times. My goal is to smooth out the inconsistent vocals that are so common. But I was thinking, as an additional feature since I have a second compressor I can use was to have it catch the really loud parts and bring them under control. Exactly how I go about achieving that I guess is the question.I was thinking of achieving that with a higher threshold for the more drastic second compression. So a ratio of 2.5 or 3 to 1, first for the smoothing and maybe a 6 to 1 to catch the screams. So maybe for what I am trying to do the attach times should be the same. If I have the time to play with it I will try to set it up the way you said and see how it works. Thank you for your reply.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kevin Maxwell, post: 33022, member: 321"] Re: M7, compression and effects questions. I am so used to the DBX160 auto mode that I really don’t know how to properly set the attack and release times. My goal is to smooth out the inconsistent vocals that are so common. But I was thinking, as an additional feature since I have a second compressor I can use was to have it catch the really loud parts and bring them under control. Exactly how I go about achieving that I guess is the question. I was thinking of achieving that with a higher threshold for the more drastic second compression. So a ratio of 2.5 or 3 to 1, first for the smoothing and maybe a 6 to 1 to catch the screams. So maybe for what I am trying to do the attach times should be the same. If I have the time to play with it I will try to set it up the way you said and see how it works. Thank you for your reply. [/QUOTE]

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