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Post subject: Help with compressor settings please
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:16 am
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Can anyone suggest some really good compression settings for country music with clean Fender Amp models please?


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Post subject: Re: Help with compressor settings please
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:33 am
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The Fuse settings should be a good place to start.
The five knob compressor looks like:
Level = 1 (o' clock)
Threshold = 8
Ratio = 10
Attack = Noon
Release = Noon

THRESHOLD:
The higher you set this, the louder you need to pick for the compression to kick in. The THRESHOLD knob sets the level where compression will begin. As long as the input signal level is below the Threshold level, the Compressor will do nothing to the signal. Once the input signal crosses the Threshold, the Compressor will begin compressing at a ratio set by the RATIO control.

RATIO:
The higher this knob is set, the more the signal gets squeezed. The RATIO knob controls the amount of compression which will happen once the input signal crosses the THRESHOLD level. Ratio controls how much the input signal will be reduced as a ratio of the input signal level.

ATTACK:
Determines how soon the compressor kicks in, or much of your initial pick attack gets through before the compressor clamps down. The ATTACK knob controls the amount of time before compression starts. Long attacks are useful for percussive sounds, where shorter attacks are good for melodic parts like vocals and strings.

RELEASE:
The RELEASE knob controls the amount of time the compressor takes to stop compressing after the signal crosses back under the THRESHOLD. Short release times are good for percussive, punchy sounds, where longer release times can get you more sustain on guitar.


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Post subject: Re: Help with compressor settings please
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 6:17 am
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Wow, thanks for the explanation! Helps a lot.


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Post subject: Re: Help with compressor settings please
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 6:24 am
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I understand how the settings work, thanks.
What are common settings for country guitarists?


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Post subject: Re: Help with compressor settings please
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 10:50 pm
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CNY Scott wrote:
I understand how the settings work, thanks.
What are common settings for country guitarists?


They're the settings that sound good for the song.


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Post subject: Re: Help with compressor settings please
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 3:02 pm
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Don't know what guitar you use, what pickups, what strings, what picks, how hard you play, which amp model, how the amp is set up, how much gain, sag, bias, speakers used, etc., etc., etc. Lotsa variables.
In short, the idea is:
Plug stuff in, turn knobs until it sounds good. Rinse and repeat.


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