In Part 1 and Part 2 of this short series, we touched on the role of compression and all the basic parameters you need to know to start dealing with compression and unlock its full potential. In this last part, I want to give you a step-by-step guide you may use to start setting up a compressor. If …
In Part 1 of this short series, we made up some clarity on what is the role of the compressor and some of its parameters. Today I want to give you the missing points to be able to make use of compression with confidence. Read on… Attack Time Question: “How fast will the compressor react …
When we hear about compressors for the first time, we think at something with some kind of “dark magic” in it, something that will make our mixes and tones better somehow, no matter the source or the settings. We don’t know how to actually use it and this will lead us to put it on …
If you are addicted to plugins or just curious as I am, you probably know we spend way to much time trying many different pieces of software that do the same thing, more or less. Compression, saturation, equalization…The list goes on. It’s no lie to say there are literally dozens of different vintage compressors or …
You just finished your latest mix and it’s really rocking. Deep lows, clear highs…It’s sounding amazing in your studio. But how do you know if it will translate well on other systems? A good trick I always adopt to address this is to make use of a my iPod dock station. Pretty much anything small will be …