Time - Joemeek SC4 User Manual

SC4 M&S DAD Stereo Compressor - User's guide
Consequently, this additional clarity is missing and the whole effect is one of
muddy deadness.Some historic compressors from the 1950s were used
creatively by Joe Meek and other notable engineers of the past. They
achieved some of these effects and the compressor models have become
venerated for their 'sound'; the JOEMEEK compressor achieves more, and
does it by design.

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Of course the JoeMeek compound compression curves tell only part of the
story. There are also the time constants of attack and release which have
enormous effect on the musicality of the sound. The attack time produces
audio 'punch' that again is a psychoacoustic effect, different attack times
mimicking different levels of human biological compression. Release time is
even more important to maintaining illusion; the JM compressor uses a
compound release circuit that reacts quickly to short bursts of volume, and
less quickly to sustained volume, this helps to maintain the transparency of the
sound.
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