How to compress this? Getting the low volume up.

[Caine]

hi guys,

i thought I had understood compressors already a long time but i struggle atm to get this wave looking like i want. normally i compress by ear a lot but this time i have a vocal i want to test to compress it more heavily as the highs and lows volumes are a bit too unbalanced.

My original file looks like this

original.jpg

my compressor settings are:
Threshold -18db, Ratio 4:1, Attack 1s. Release 20s = GR -5dB

proc.jpg

and the compressed files shows it only got +0.1 louder but I wanted it a bit more like +0.3

original with comp.jpg

what should i change? afaik I need to raise the Ratio even higer maybe 6:1 or something?

thx

[nu.id]

Caine wrote: ↑Fri Feb 13, 2026 6:57 pm hi guys,...

[Trancit]

Caine wrote: ↑Fri Feb 13, 2026 6:57 pm hi guys,...

[BlueBeat]

Do you mind sharing the audio (or something com...

[Ellypso]

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[Dario Sanfilippo]

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[FaBianB]

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[exmatproton]

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[Michael Dow]

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[highkoo]

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[shroomhead_one]

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