Octatrack Compressor - Dialing it in . .

[sezare56]

Yep.
For guitar I usually increase ATK.

Tips for taming drums using OT only?

Maybe I don’t use the Ot compressor academically, but usually I do this : Mix = Max Rat = Max (setting used for limiter) Decrease THReShold till the sound become lower. Decrease Rat, adjust Gain, Thrs, Mix, by ear. With ATacK, the compressor is engaged faster or slower, with RELease, it is released faster or slower. I usually leave default values. For more drastic fx, lower threshold, increase attack, decrease release. Page 2 RMS setting set to max seems maid for an audio mix, min for an …