Throbbing bass line

If you simply want to create a sustain effect on that bass note I'd suggest a level envelope.


If you want to consider the applicability of 1400ms as a release duration I'd point out that 1.4 seconds is only a portion of 5 seconds.

A very useful thing is to equate the release duration to the tempo of the song so that you may relate it to note durations.

For example 1400ms is almost exactly a 1/2note at 86bpm.

What tempo is your song at?

If you want the effect to last for a 1/4 note, or whole note, or etc. you can work it backwards to figure out how long that is in milliseconds.


But the question remains; are you trying to use a compressor to create sustain on the tail end of a bass note?

Compressors turn stuff down... if you want to turn the level of that tail up just turn it up with a level, or trim, envelope and you'll have full control of the sustain.

best regards,
mike


 

Hi Bristol,

If it's 120 1/8th note beats per minute then the 1/8 notes are 500ms long.

best,
mike

I guess, for me, I am having a hard time imaging how using a compressor with an extremely long release can be a practical benefit.

I think, perhaps, that I understand how it might enhance this particular sustaining note, but what happens to all the other content on the track?

Are there passages of successive notes elsewhere in the track where the compressor is clamped down and smashing them into mush?

all the best,
mike

Hi Bristol,

Thanks for explaining. That seemed like one of the possibilities.


best regards,
mike