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you're good
release, in musical times, is the time it takes to let the compression sound go away
technically, you have it. the time after the level goes past the threshold for the compression to get back to no compression.
if it happens too fast or slow, it's too obvious. or maybe you want it obvious?!
attack and release effect rhythm as well as being a dynamics processor, so the release can move the singal in time, ahead or behind the groove ... on a kick, snare, bass ... etc. With a vocal the rhythm is always changing so different times, and different boxes suited to vocal, make more music sense.
a slow release on a snare that's on the downbeat of a bar (only) will draw the release out longer, making it sound fatter. if it's too long it will effct the next snares attack by not grabbing in the same way, because the compression is still 'on' as that next snare hits.
so if there are more snares, say on 1 and 2 of 4 ... then you will get a different sound from the snare on the 1, than the snare on the 2 with a long release
just play with a kick or snare, attack and release at one ratio ... that will show you best
with a snare, cutoff of the transient as much as possible with fast attack, then slow it until you dont cut it off at all. an optical limter may not grab fast enough, a vca can get ahead of the attack and really mess with it!
play with a fast release that sounds more neutral and then a slow one for a fatter sound that will be getting in the way of the next transient
spin those knobs and listen, it's always different and the interplay is the main thing. all the knobs change everything so just listen to what you like.
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