[LAU] Balancing volume between smooth and popping bass

[Ng Oon-Ee]

On Wed, 2010-01-13 at 12:48 +0100, Arnold Krille wrote:
> On Wednesday 13 January 2010 10:36:28 Ng Oon-Ee wrote:
> > On Wed, 2010-01-13 at 09:58 +0100, Arnold Krille wrote:
> > > > Of course you'd need to lower your input
> > > > volume to give headroom for the push/pop notes.
> > >
> > > No, the compressor will lower the volume of the push/pop notes so that
> > > you can turn up the overall amplification afterwards.
> > >
> > > The input should be set as high as possible without distortion on the
> > > loudest parts of the signal.
> > 
> > Ah, I was talking about digital compressing (for example, within
> > ardour). Wouldn't headroom be needed for that?
> 
> You mean more then the (almost) infinite headroom of double precision numbers 
> (used inside jack an ardour)? - No, not really...

Actually, I'm pretty sure we're in different worlds, noob that I am. I
refer to headroom given in the original recording so that the pull/pop
parts don't peak. I'm pretty sure you're referring to digital headroom
somehow, which I don't understand.

> And compression _reduces_ the volume. Only after the compression you raise the 
> level of the over-all reduced sound again and get a decreased dynamic range.
> 
> Arnold
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