Re: "Normal" compression for vocals on pop or rock song?
You really need to let your ears guide you on this but a starting point might be 4:1 with the threshold set for 3-5db of reduction with attack set moderate to fast. If that doesn't even out the levels, you could either add a second compressor(higher ratio, higher threshold) or use the Audiosuite GAIN plugin to increase the levels of the softest words and phrases, or lower the loudest ones if there are only a few(this takes longer than slapping heavy compression on the track, but it will sound better).
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