The best way to get a feel for how a compressor works is to hook one up and insert it on a microphone input on a sound board. Adjust the attack, release, threshold and ratio until the sound seems fairly natural. Try moving the microphone closer and farther away while speaking into it. With appropriate settings, the ill-effects of an person speaking quietly at one moment and yelling the next, or moving closer and farther away from the microphone can be reduced. Specifically, no warranty is expressed or implied regarding the accuracy of the information contained within.
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