This document provides recommendations for compression ratios, gain reduction, attack, and release settings for various instruments when mixing and mastering audio. It recommends compression ratios from 2:1 to infinite, gain reduction from 0 to 20 dB, attack times from 1 ms to 50 ms, and release times from 30 ms to 3 seconds, depending on the instrument. The document recommends higher compression and shorter attack/release times for drums and lower compression with longer attack/release for instruments like piano, strings, and vocals.
This document provides recommendations for compression ratios, gain reduction, attack, and release settings for various instruments when mixing and mastering audio. It recommends compression ratios from 2:1 to infinite, gain reduction from 0 to 20 dB, attack times from 1 ms to 50 ms, and release times from 30 ms to 3 seconds, depending on the instrument. The document recommends higher compression and shorter attack/release times for drums and lower compression with longer attack/release for instruments like piano, strings, and vocals.