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Can any tell tell me what is a compressor/ limiter used for ? I've often seen it being used by rental companies. i've heard many about all these but i still do not know what is the main purpose of this equipment.
Compressor / Limiter ?
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A compressor is just like an extra pair of hands for the sound engineer. What it basically does is maintain the loudness (aka dynamics) of the signal. There are a few settings on the compressor that you can tweak.
Threshold - at what level you want the compressor to step in
Ratio - how much you want to reduce
Output - how much you want to boost
Limiter is a compressor with a higher ratio setting. This is usually used to prevent spike. Say, if the singer drop the mic or the drummer hits a mic. The Limiter kicks in and prevent the FOH(front of house) speakers to kill some innocent ppl. :wink:
Threshold - at what level you want the compressor to step in
Ratio - how much you want to reduce
Output - how much you want to boost
Limiter is a compressor with a higher ratio setting. This is usually used to prevent spike. Say, if the singer drop the mic or the drummer hits a mic. The Limiter kicks in and prevent the FOH(front of house) speakers to kill some innocent ppl. :wink:
