Voxengo Crunchessor User Guide
Copyright © 2004-2018 Aleksey Vaneev
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Questions and Answers
Q. If I wanted to do some low level compression with Crunchessor, for
example, I want a 1.5:1 down to -30 dB. It seems impossible with this
plug as the more drive I add the more ratio I get. I was wondering if it
would be possible to add threshold and compression ratio controls in one
of the future versions?
A. Crunchessor uses a kind of logarithmic scale for compression – it is hardly
possible to define the 1.5:1 ratio precisely. Crunchessor was designed to be as simple
at operation as possible, so any special threshold and ratio controls are not planned
for implementation.
Q. How much version 2 of Crunchessor is different from version 1, sound-
wise?
A. Version 2 of Crunchessor fully implements compression algorithm of version 1.
However, version 2 features a lot of “fine-tuning” applied to this algorithm, so in
some cases version 2 algorithm may perform differently and usually better than
version 1. It should be also noted that preset format of version 2 is incompatible with
version 1 presets, but both version 1 and version 2 plug-ins can be used in the same
project without conflicting each other, allowing for a smooth transition from version 1
to version 2.
Q. Unless I missed it somewhere, I don't see any documentation with
Crunchessor 2.0 explaining how to setup the side-chaining routing.
A. Please read the “Voxengo Primary User Guide” for more information on how to
setup side-chaining in Voxengo plug-ins. All you basically need to do is to load
routing preset called “Stereo Side-Chain” and then route the required side-chain
track to the plug-in in your audio application.
Q. What would you suggest for a setting on orchestration mixes (for the
final post-processing – can I use Crunchessor effectively?) Because it is
orchestral it needs to be transparent.
A. Yes, of course, in many cases you may use Crunchessor for final post-processing.
You may use Crunchessor's “Clean” mode coupled with the “Neutral” coloration style
as a starting point. You may get a pretty transparent sound if you use a long attack
(above 25 milliseconds) and a long release (above 250 milliseconds) times.
However, compression may not be the best process to apply on orchestrations as it
shrinks music material’s dynamic range which is important for orchestral music.
Happy Mixing!
