'input' on the BF76 is like a threshold control on a more conventional comp. The difference with the original 1176 was that it had a fixed threshold, so in order to increase/decrease the level of the threshold, you'd have to effectively increase/decrease the input level going into the compressor's circuit. The output knob would be called 'make-up gain' on more conventional compressors, as it simply brings the gain up or down after the compressor circuit on the way to the output. As said above, you can select a ratio from one of the four buttons, or hold shift and click them for the classic 1176 'all buttons on' mode, which is great for smashing room tracks.jaguarundi wrote: i tried messing with the BF76 earlier and didn't quite figure it out, how do you go about setting the input vs. output on it? and, i assume the ratio buttons work like compressor ratio's but, i wasn't having a whole lot of success with it, i got pretty decent results with the PT stereo comp/limiter...
Bingo... Try it and see. Do make sure that your sends are panned same as the tracks, though, so that you don't get any weird stereo image stuff going on.so if i'm understanding parallel compression right, the way you're explaining it...you send everything you want; which would be...everything: kick, hat, snr, toms + oH's? ; to a stereo bus, create sends, adjust the sends how you like and bring up the aux track for weight in the mix how you like...
I'd assumed your OH and room tracks were already stereo tracks. If they aren't already, make them stereo tracks and try inserting a compressor on the stereo room track to get some more room sound out of it as described above.if you're room track is on 2 tracks, L + R, wouldn't it make sense as far as this goes to move it to a stereo track for sake of simplicity with plug ins? or is what you're saying, which i think it is, to do basically the same thing with parallel compression on the room track as in, send it to another stereo bus? so basically you'd have all other drums on one stereo bus and the rooms on another... i could see how you might want to use the other stereo busses for parallel compression on vox and instruments too...very tempting.
-dv
