The phrase "compressed to hell"

[Mm1066]

What does this actually mean exactly in terms of compression? I see it around here a lot. So is it high ratios/thresholds or what? Bit noobish I know, but hopefully you guys could shed some light on it.

Thanks!

 

[Skinny Viking]

^ ummmmm .... no

it basically means squeezing all the dynamics out of something to level them out ... whether you hear it working or not is something else and mostly dependent on the context of when the phrase is used

 

[Mm1066]

Thanks guys! I've seen people say that in some mixes it would sound better if the room mics were compressed to hell. Or just sending some hits to a bus and compressing the hell out of it.

 

[amarshism]

High gain reduction

 

[Fox Mulder]

The gain reduction gets so fuckin low (or high, as you view it) that it penetrates into the Earth's core, which people back in the 1400's referred to as Hell.

 

[rfahey86]

The gain reduction gets so fuckin low (or high, as you view it) that it penetrates into the Earth's core, which people back in the 1400's referred to as Hell.

Funny!

 

[Star Ark]

I hear Richard Lewis coined that one

 

[AeternusEternus]

richard lewis doesnt coin anything

 

[bryan_kilco]

Funny!

Scranton, huh? I'm about an hour and a half from you.

and that WAS pretty funny....

 

[OneDaySky]

The gain reduction gets so fuckin low (or high, as you view it) that it penetrates into the Earth's core, which people back in the 1400's referred to as Hell.

HAHA

 

[Skinny Viking]

I guess the guy who inaccurately replied right above my 1st post deleted his post? Cause the little "^" was directed at him and not the OP