TK Audio BC2-ME - Manual (Page 5)

2 BUSS WITH SNAPPY PARALLEL COMPRESSION
For a more snappy compression use slow attack and one of the faster release settings and Ratio 10:1 - adjust the
Threshold until there is about 8 to 12dB of gain-reduction.
Ratio: 10:1
HFP: 150Hz
ATTACK: 30 or 60 ms
Release: 50, 100 or 300 ms
Blend: 9-12 o'clock
EXTERNAL SIDE-CHAIN COMPRESSION
The external side-chain inputs on the back is an balanced input and can be used to control the compressor with an
external signal.
BASS TRACK DUCKING BY KICK DRUM
A classic mixing technique is to have the kick drum duck the bass track. It's done by sending the bass track into the
compressor and the kick drum into the external side-chain input. The try the settings below. Adjust the Threshold until
about 2 dB of compression is shown. This will make room for the kick drum without having to back down the bass
track.
Ratio: 10:1
HFP: OFF (note that the high-pass filer is deactivated)
EXT SC: ON (note that the external side-chain is activated)
ATTACK: 1 ms
Release: 50 ms
Make-up: 0
Blend: Comp
DUCKING DANCE PADS WITH KICK DRUM
Another classic trick is to duck the pads and synthesizer parts with the kick drum. Adjust the Threshold until 1 to 4 dB
compression is shown and try different release settings to find out which works best with the tempo of the song.
Naturally the release time can't be perfectly matched with the tempo of the song, but that's the charm of it.
Ratio: 10:1
HFP: OFF (note that the high-pass filer is deactivated)
EXT SC: ON (note that the external side-chain is activated)
ATTACK: 1 or 3 ms
Release: 50, 100, 300 or 600 ms
Make-up: 0
Blend: Comp