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Lower the threshold so you can really hear the effect of each control. Really lower it. Work the controls so you kind of dig what's happening to the signal. Now, raise the threshold back to zero and slowly lower it into the signal. Go easy and it should sound great. Think of it the way you crank gain on an eq band to hear your sweep, then you find it and lower the gain back. Same deal. I do that with the EQ all the time... thanks for the advice ill try it.

Nothing takes the place of practicing, experience, and active listening. The compressor is not only for dynamics but is also a wave-shaping tool. When I realized this, it really opened up the possibilities of compression for me. Maybe it will for you as well. Using automation to take the place of a compressor is a wonderful thing. I do this all the time, and like to refer to it as "intelligent compression". thanks ken... I had realized that to some extent. For example i am good at using the compressor to give the bass, or drums more punch. But when i try to use the compressor with something else I end up screwing it. I called it "controlled compression". And I think it is not the same than just mixing, because this kind of automation is to make the track more cohesive and to take out exaggerated peaks, then i use another stage of automation to make the track sit in the mix.

I suck at mixing And I suck at using compressors, I have failed so miserably that i have opted to try to learn how to use automation to "replace"the need of compressors, I have read everything in the web (well i am exaggerating a little bit here ) but i cant understand compressors. Well I understand them, but i cant hear the subtle difference in order to make changes in the settings. advices?

going a little bit out of topic... does anyone know what vista edition will be the one to get for audio work?