elysia mpressor Dual-Channel Creative Compressor - Manual (Page 19)

19 settings - reverse sounds
This is so cool! Because the mpressor also fea-
tures negative ratios, you can perfectly use it to
create weird and really way-out effects:
Signals sound like if they were played back-
wards and become louder in their progression.
Very loud input signals are reduced by large
amounts which creates the reverse effect.
The Auto Fast function for the attack parameter
is used to perform the control process fast and
without distortion. The position of the release
controller determines the character the sound
will get louder with.
The Anti Log mode should also been given a try
on top of this, as it will even increase the inten-
sity of the reverse effect.
A good balance of the threshold, release and ra-
tio parameters is very important for this effect.
A setting like this can easily produce an amount
of gain reduction which exceeds the 20 dB mark
frequently, therefore adequate settings of the
gain controller have to be made for compensa-
tion.
Again, the mpressor shows that it is not only a
dynamics tool, but a powerful effects proces-
sor at the same time. Try the suggested settings
with some percussive material like drums or a
slap bass guitar - did you expect it could sound
this different?
The mpressor plug-in is perfect for mangling
samples! Just add some modulation, distortion
and delays to taste ;-)
settings
REVERSE SOUNdS