Stupid Compressor question....

Hello,

Robert Wilson has just posted in the Logic 9 forum of Logic Users Group under the title of Stupid Compressor question....

This thread is located at http://www.logic-users-group.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4259

Here is the message that has just been posted:
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... displaying my ignorance with this but here goes:

I was mucking about with the compressor that comes bundled with Logic 9.1.2.

Some strange (to my eyes anyway) results.

I have a vocal which, with no compression - peaks at zero three times.

I apply these settings:

Attack 5.0ms
Release 170ms
Threshold -20dB
Ratio 5:1
Gain 0dB

Now the zero peaks reach -2.3dB, -1.5 and -1.0dB

Change ratio to 3.1:1 (for some reason the compressor's threshold jumps from 2.9:1 to 3.1:1) and the zero peaks reach -2.1dB, -1.5 and -0.9dB

2:1 and the zero peaks reach -1.7dB, -1.2 and -0.8dB

10:1 and the zero peaks reach -1.7dB, -1.5 and -1.0dB

Even at 30:1 I get -2.6dB, -1.5 and -1.0dB.

These results don't make a whole lot of sense to me.

Are these the results that should be expected with these settings?


Cheers,
Robert.
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