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Compression Settings Cheat Sheet: Fill The Silence Audio Company Presents

This document from Fill the Silence Audio Co. provides compression setting recommendations for various instruments. It gives starting ratio, attack, release, knee, threshold, and gain settings for lightly and heavily compressing vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, kick drum, snare drum, and toms. The goal is to apply light compression of 3-5dB for most instruments to help control dynamics without colorizing the sound.

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Compression Settings Cheat Sheet: Fill The Silence Audio Company Presents

This document from Fill the Silence Audio Co. provides compression setting recommendations for various instruments. It gives starting ratio, attack, release, knee, threshold, and gain settings for lightly and heavily compressing vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, kick drum, snare drum, and toms. The goal is to apply light compression of 3-5dB for most instruments to help control dynamics without colorizing the sound.

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FILL THE SILENCE AUDIO COMPANY PRESENTS

COMPRESSION
SETTINGS
CHEAT SHEET
WWW.FILLTHESILENCEAUDIOCO.COM
INTRODUCTION
FILL THE SILENCE AUDIO CO.

First of all, a huge thank you to you for downloading this


free guide. If you haven’t already, be sure to join the Fill
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tutorial hits the site.

Each of the compressor settings in this guide are


designed to help you apply compression to various
instruments. These settings offer a great starting point
for applying compression to your tracks. Don't be afraid
to experiment with these settings or to tweak them until
you find the perfect compression settings for your
audio.
FILL THE SILENCE AUDIO CO.
WWW.FILLTHESILENCEAUDIOCO.COM

Ratio: 2:1 to 3:1 VOCALS (LIGHT


Attack: Less than 1 ms COMPRESSION)
Release: Approx. 40 ms
Knee: Soft
Threshold: Set to achieve 3 - 5 dB of gain reduction
Gain: Adjust so that the output level matches the input level

Ratio: 4:1 to 6:1 VOCALS (HEAVY


Attack: Less than 1 ms COMPRESSION)
Release: Approx. 40 ms
Knee: Soft
Threshold: Set to achieve 6 - 8 dB of gain reduction
Gain: Adjust so that the output level matches the input level
FILL THE SILENCE AUDIO CO.
WWW.FILLTHESILENCEAUDIOCO.COM

Ratio: 3:1 ELECTRIC


Attack: Approx. 25 ms GUITAR
Release: Approx. 200 ms
Knee: Hard
Threshold: Set to achieve 3 - 5 dB of gain reduction
Gain: Adjust so that the output level matches the input level

Ratio: 3:1 BASS GUITAR


Attack: Approx. 50 ms (ELECTRIC)
Release: Approx. 200 ms
Knee: Hard
Threshold: Set to achieve 3 - 5 dB of gain reduction
Gain: Adjust so that the output level matches the input level
FILL THE SILENCE AUDIO CO.
WWW.FILLTHESILENCEAUDIOCO.COM

Ratio: 2:1 to 4:1 ACOUSTIC


Attack: Approx. 150 ms GUITAR
Release: Approx. 400 ms
Knee: Soft
Threshold: Set to achieve 3 - 5 dB of gain reduction
Gain: Adjust so that the output level matches the input level

Ratio: 2:1 to 3:1 PIANO


Attack: Approx. 100 ms
Release: Approx 150 ms
Knee: Soft
Threshold: Set to achieve 3 - 5 dB of gain reduction
Gain: Adjust so that the output level matches the input level
FILL THE SILENCE AUDIO CO.
WWW.FILLTHESILENCEAUDIOCO.COM

Ratio: 3:1 to 5:1 KICK DRUM


Attack: Approx. 50 ms
Release: Approx. 200 ms
Knee: Hard
Threshold: Set to achieve 3 - 6 dB of gain reduction
Gain: Adjust so that the output level matches the input level

Ratio: 3:1 to 5:1 SNARE DRUM


Attack: Approx. 10 ms
Release: Approx. 150 ms
Knee: Hard
Threshold: Set to achieve 3 - 6 dB of gain reduction
Gain: Adjust so that the output level matches the input level
FILL THE SILENCE AUDIO CO.
WWW.FILLTHESILENCEAUDIOCO.COM

Ratio: 4:1 TOMS


Attack: Approx. 10 ms
Release: Approx. 350 ms
Knee: Hard
Threshold: Set to achieve 4 - 6 dB of gain reduction
Gain: Adjust so that the output level matches the input level

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