Wooh! :D
Using the chorus to delay the signal isn't perfect because the dry signal still exists. So I used StereoEnhancers instead. The StereoEnhancer works by delaying either the left or the right channel. Using two StereoEnhancers at equal "stereo width" and a minimixer, I created both delayed left and delayed right channels and mixed them together. Then I had to set the attack time of the compressor equal to the delays of the StereoEnhancers. The problem with that is that the Mono/Stereo knob is in percentages. So I used a very clicky sample of mine and recorded it as it went through the StereoEnhancer at different settings. These were my findings:
mono/stereo % | offset (samples) | offset (ms)
0+ | 220 | 5.0
10 | 220 | 5.0
20 | 220 | 5.0
30 | 220 | 5.0
40 | 221 | 5.0
50 | 226 | 5.1
60 | 244 | 5.5
70 | 292 | 6.6
80 | 404 | 9.1
90 | 641 | 14.5
100 | 1102 | 25.0
Using a regression calculator at xuru.org, I fitted an equation to the data, where Y is the delay in ms and X is the Mono/Stereo %:
Y=((2.741·10^(-2)X - 5.580·10^(-2))^6.865 + 220)/44100
If not divided by 44100, then the sample offset would be off by no more than 2 for each of the recorded values.
This example is at 90% "stereo" with the observed 14.535 ms offset. For the first 16 bars, it alternates between look-ahead/non-look-ahead per 2 bars. Every 4 bars the compressor threshold is set to 70%, 60%, 50%, 40%, respectively. I tried to set the make-up gain so that each setting is at about the same perceived volume. Last 8 bars are uncompressed.
Notice that the look-ahead doesn't have the transient at the kick drum. I set the volume so that the output clips at some of the peaks. Notice that the transient causes the non-look-ahead to clip much more.
1 Comments
Create an account or Login to write a comment.