Question

I'm having a hard time setting the compressor on my Presonus Studio Channel?  There are no numbers on the Attack and Release knobs.  How do I dial in certain numbers?  For example, in the Studio Channel manual, there is a chart of suggested compressor settings for different tasks.

They say things like... set the Attack to 0.002ms and set the Realease to 38ms.  Every other compressor tutorial instructs you in a similar way.

However, how do I know where those numbers are on the Studio Channel dials?  How do I find those numbers?  All it says is Fast/Slow at the extremes of the knobs.  There is no information that even hints at the numerical value of the rest of the lines circling the knob.

I'm so confused.

Answer 1

Hi,

in the manual it says at least what the minimum and maximum values stand for(haven't found more- what is kind of strange):

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Compressor:

Threshold (variable) ..............................................................................................................................-40 dBu to +2- dBu

Ratio (variable) ..................................................................................................................................... 1-10 (1:1 to 10:1)

Attack (variable) .......................................................................................................................................... 0.1 to 200 ms

Release (variable) ........................................................................................................................................ 0.05 ms to 3 S

Gain Make Up ........................................................................................................................................ -10 dB to +10 dB

Metering ................................................................................................................... Analog VU (Gain Reduction / Output)