Sonnox Oxford Dynamics - Manual (Page 27)

4.9 Using
Compression
Timing
Functions 4 COMPRESSOR
4.9.4 Artistic
Effects
The manipulation of timing within compression can create some very useful effects. In
particular, gain overshoots produced by slow to moderate attack times can be very useful
at tightening up soft percussion sounds. However, a note of caution is needed for users
of workstation applications in that effects such as these may cause unexpected
programme clipping that may prevent the available range of possible sounds being fully
appreciated. In particular, for systems that lack overload margin between plug-ins or
within their mixing structures, the extra short term peaks produced by creative
compression may be prematurely clipped within the host application because essentially
there is no range (headroom) to accommodate them. In this case a reduction of input
levels and/or a suitable reduction of the threshold and gain make-up values may be
needed to fully realise the new sound within the intended mix.
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