How "aggressive" deals with how harsh or soft the source's signal records thru the input. A couple of ways we can identify aggressiveness is thru listening to how abrupt or dynamic the signal's entrance is and watching the signal in the meter on the track or as it comes across the threshold of the compressor. *Keep in mind that "quiet" does NOT always mean "non-aggressive". For instance, a vocal can be quiet in volume and still have explosive dynamics in its performance as it comes across the mic (i.e. - "Wait (The Whisper Song)" by Ying Yang Twins). "Transients" in audio refers to the entrance of the initial sound, or rather, the beginning of a waveform. Sometimes we see big transients as a sign of a very dynamic performance that may need taming. We use compressors to bring a consistency to our performances, which can show in the look of that waveform, if printed after being processed. Engineers understand that this is not a straight-forward technique, which is why compressors offer many parameters that must be adjusted to bring consistency to a very nuanced waveform. Hope this helps! 💯
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I still don't get what you mean by an aggressive signal - big transients?
How "aggressive" deals with how harsh or soft the source's signal records thru the input. A couple of ways we can identify aggressiveness is thru listening to how abrupt or dynamic the signal's entrance is and watching the signal in the meter on the track or as it comes across the threshold of the compressor. *Keep in mind that "quiet" does NOT always mean "non-aggressive". For instance, a vocal can be quiet in volume and still have explosive dynamics in its performance as it comes across the mic (i.e. - "Wait (The Whisper Song)" by Ying Yang Twins).
"Transients" in audio refers to the entrance of the initial sound, or rather, the beginning of a waveform. Sometimes we see big transients as a sign of a very dynamic performance that may need taming. We use compressors to bring a consistency to our performances, which can show in the look of that waveform, if printed after being processed.
Engineers understand that this is not a straight-forward technique, which is why compressors offer many parameters that must be adjusted to bring consistency to a very nuanced waveform.
Hope this helps! 💯