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Old 05-11-2017, 08:41 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by Fergler View Post
In my post above, I suggested ext. first and int. second as it can potentially relieve the internal compressor from being overworked. The ext. compressor will always compress the same regardless of order, but by putting it first the int. compressor will not have to react as much to the areas affected by the ext. compressor.
for me the first compressor adjusts the sound of the instrument, it should sound good on it's own without ducking.
The second one ducks/pumps.

For a couple db of gain reduction it probably doesn't matter.
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