Your Compressor Has a Tempo (And You Probably Never Set It)
Most of us set attack and release by feel, then blame the ratio when the drums stop grooving. But those two knobs aren't tone controls. They're timing controls, and your song already told you what the timing should be.
One number does most of the work: 60000 divided by your tempo. That's your beat in milliseconds. At 120 BPM it's 500, so eighths are 250 and sixteenths are 125. Suddenly the release knob has numbers on it that mean something.
New post covers why lining release up with the grid fixes hits that change weight bar to bar, why a slower attack usually gives you more punch than a fast one, and the two places where tempo math stops helping.
I have so much to learn. I literally had no idea what I was doing in the HZ game. Are there like educational videos or is this site just games for people who already have a level of knowledge. I am brand new to audio engineering.
Hi, welcome to Sound Gym! If you are looking for some video courses on concepts like mixing, recording, sound design, ect... check out the learn tab at the top of the page. If you have any questions about the games or any concepts, feel free to ask in the forums. The community here is very friendly.
Hi Aushaud! Completely understandable, it takes time to learn those, and I completely agree with Aaron here, check out the learn tab, that'll help you a lot, and feel free to ask questions
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