[LAU] Compression settings for speech leveling

[Ricardus Vincente]

On Sat, 2009-09-05 at 03:57 +0000, Joel Roth wrote:

 4:1 ratio, fast attack, medium release, and set threshold so that you
get maybe 6 dB of gain reduction.  Try that for starters.

 Rinse and repeat.  Your mileage may vary.

 Ricardus.


> Hi Audioists,
> 
> I have some speech recorded from a lapel microphone.
> 
> A problem is that the level rises and falls as the speaker
> turned her face toward and away from her lapel. 
> 
> Can anyone suggest a starting point for LADSPA compressor
> settings to even out this variation? I'm willing to
> compromise with some pumping or wheezing artifacts.
> 
> Regards,
>