Comments on: The Fruity Compressor

By: Anto@The Fruit Tree

Anto@The Fruit Tree — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:41:14 +0000

In this case you would simply turn up the levels on the kick or get a kick sample that is normalised to 0dB. You don’t need a compressor in this situation.

By: Gozie

Gozie — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:21:54 +0000

I would like to know if you had for e.g. a Kick at -9dB and you wanted to say obtain an output @ 0dB, what exact settings would you use on your compressor?

By: twostep

twostep — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:22:24 +0000

the FMC is awesome, it’s like the compressor except you can change it for the high mids and lows. definitely use upgrade to that when you can.

By: legal

legal — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:04:45 +0000

Thanks for all the help Anto,I definitely understand it better now!I’ll stay away from the Fruity Multiband Compressor for the moment until I master the Fruity Compressorl,I just opened the FMC and boy the number of knobs on there are something else lol!

By: Anto@The Fruit Tree

Anto@The Fruit Tree — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:39:12 +0000

The peak of the kick would be less than -11dB because you are applying a compression ratio of 2.9:1 to every part of the kick from -18dB. Basically the loudest bits of the drum are being cut down (compressed) and the overall wave will be lower in volume. Great! That’s exactly what we are trying to acheive with compression! Now just turn up that gain knob to hear a fuller kick sound.

I wouldn’t worry too much about the mathematical side of things with compression. Just keep in mind how it works and focus on what the output sounds like. Like with any effects too much is a bad thing, adjust to taste and your tunes will be well on the way to sounding pro!

By: legal

legal — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:10:20 +0000

Hmm I think I almost got it,I have just one more question!
so if the kicks peak before compression was -11 DB,then you put a fruity compressor and set the threshold at -18 DB,and applied a ratio of 2.9:1,what would the peak of the kick be at this point(without applying Gain yet)?

By: Anto@The Fruit Tree

Anto@The Fruit Tree — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 06:49:01 +0000

Answer 1) Ok, it all depends on the sample and the sound you are trying to achieve. So if it’s a hard wack that you are trying to achieve you could try the following settings:
Threshold: -18dB (Lower than the peak of the sample but not too low or you start to get too much compression and loose the overall loudness)
Ratio: 2.9:1 (For every 2.9dB the input level is raised the output level is only 1dB)
Gain: 10.3 (Adjust this so that it peaks at -3dB as you wanted)
Attack: 3.1ms (A kick drum is only very short and peaks fast so we need a fast attack)
Release: 40ms (Same again we need a fast release)
Type: Hard

I just tried this with a random kick drum of mine, so you may have to tweak the settings to suit. My kick now sounds heaps fatter than before as the compressor basically knocked the high peaks of the sample and made some of the quieter bits of the sample louder acheiving an overall increase in volume.

2) 1.9:1 - For every 1.9dB the input level is raised the output level is only 1dB, and 2.9:1 - For every 2.9dB the input level is raised the output level is only 1dB.

Remember that this is based on what you set the threshold at. The 0.9 bit is simply 0.9dB of gain reduction.

By: legal

legal — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:52:18 +0000

Hmm,I think i’m beginning to understand compression a bit better(I’m a slow learner lol)

Ok,I have two questions!

1)say my kick is peaking at -11DB,and I want it to peak at -3DB through Compression,what settings would I apply to the Fruity Compressor?

2)what is the difference between 1.9:1 and 2.9:1?or does the number before the .9 not matter?

Sorry if my questions are a bit noob-ish