> Bob Katz's version of upward compression - aka parallel compression > - is more than just multing a track and adding compression - there are > specific, unusual, settings on the parallel compressor- you use as low a > threshold as possible and a very fast attack- basically removing the transients > from the compressed version but emphasizing the quiet parts(cymbals decays, > reverb tails,etc). once added back to the signal it increases the quite > parts without destroying the transients- which are still in the original > path. This is much more transparent than squashing the transients in > order to bring up the whole signal(normal compression with makeup gain). There is also a delay placed in the original signal (dry) path to compensate for the plug-in delay. Logic doesn't appear to let me super tune this effect. I get use plug-in compressors to get the other effects. TIA Brian