If you are wanting to get a similar compression level but not use the Leisure Compressor I would probably use a soft knee compression on the channel with a 2:1 or 3:1 compression ratio. Learn how your comment data is processed. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Great question Rolando! The thing is that we need all the data transferred. All you need in your home studio is a four band eq to start shaping the kick drum sound of your dreams! Your email address will not be published. The unity gain setting where no compression would take place at a -15dBFS signal is: If the signal of your channel increased past -15dBFS, then it would go into compression as the Input Gain not only sets the gain, but also the threshold setting. When the stereo Leisure Compressor is used, the 2nd layer disappears for control. Bonus: Download Compression Sample Settings. This would be 0.02ms at an attack setting of 7.0. The compressor changes the dynamics and tone of the entire mix. Otherwise just the channel strip comps. Anywhere from 2:1 for gentle compression … Whilst the above settings help tell the Compressor what parts of the audio you’d like it to work with, the Ratio setting tells it how much compression you’d like it to apply. With -18dBFS being what I consider unity level on the console, the Peak Reduction would need to be set to 36 to have the threshold start compressing a unity level input. I am used to using the 1176 or the LA-2A on vocals with the hardware versions, so I feel at home using these on the board. http://342.3c5.myftpupload.com/downloads/behringer-x-air-presets-download/, Behringer X32 WiFi Setup & Networking Guide, Behringer X32 Effects Tutorial Ultimo Compressor. That’s it! However, when I loaded 10-15 different effects presets from the X32, the X-Air Edit program loaded them with the correct settings. Then start passing some audio through it and make sure it is active. Adobe PDF Reader required. After that use the last rotary knob to select the FX slot you put the compressor on. But, for me, the main things being drum overheads and bass guitar. In the next few weeks, I will release an X-Air version of the download that is tested with the XR18. This is the point where the Ultimo Compressor will start to compress a -15dBFS signal (unity on the X32, aka 2 orange LED’s on the meter). TRANSFER: You may not rent, lease, lend, sell, redistribute, sublicense or provide commercial hosting services with the Software. Using this on the drums subgroup is a perfect purpose for this! The 1176 is notoriously known for its character for adding distortion and grit to a signal while also adding compression to the signal as well. Understood on the X32 channel presets not being fully compatible with the X – AIR series, however, will the individual, non channel X32 Effect Presets library work in the XR18 ? That’s all! Experiment with EQ (trying boosting the lows and highs) and different compressor settings. Al usar este compresor como haría para dejar la mezcla? With a 4:1 Ratio, you can add up to +9dB from the input of the compressor to the output of the compressor by putting the Input Gain to +0. The Leisure Compressor itself is modeled after the LA-2A compressor, so you would really be trying to model that specific unit. Start by trying a few of these eq and compressor settings and tweak them in to suit your specific starting drum sound and desired results. 2) We sometimes have 4-5 vocal mics. If yes, could you post some samples? To get the grit into your signal, setting the Attack and Release to the fastest setting of 7.0 will be the easiest way to get the sound in your bass guitar! If the signal from the vocal hits -6dB, the compressor will ‘activate’ and push the signal down accordi… This is by far one of the most popular compressors on the market in both hardware form and plugin form. They have a guest speaker that starts really soft, then is very loud, and alternates throughout his message. This would generally yield a 12:1-20:1 compression ratio which is in most regards a limiting ratio. I did a google search and found that I can backup a show file but it still wont backup more specific things like EQ and compression. When we use the dual Leisure Compressor, the 1st layer controls Channel A and the 2nd layer controls Channel B. Firstly, both gains are POST compression and have no influence on the compression. The original 1176’s would allow for multiple ratio buttons to be pressed at the same time to give some interesting compression ratios, the most commonly used multi-button mode was to press all of them in. The 1176 was well known for having a crazy fast attack time of 20 microseconds (0.00002 seconds) at the fastest setting of 7. I have made a below showing how this gain knob results in dB gain or reduction. What is happening here is that the attack and release is happening so quickly that there is an audible effect to the signal that sounds like distortion. After first glance, the programming language is a little different from the X-Air and the X32, so I wouldn’t be able to say that it is fully compatible.