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What Is An Vari-Mu (Tube) Compressor? How Does It Work? And What Should You Use It On?

While compression is fundamentally the process of balancing the loudest and softest parts of an audio signal, different types of compressors operate in different ways. The majority of the plugin emulations present in today’s DAWs are based on the five main types of audio compressor circuitry. The Vari-Mu compressor is one of the less well-known …

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What Is An Optical Compressor? (With Mixing Tips & Sound Examples)

Compression is the process of reducing the dynamic range, and evening out the loudest and softest elements of an audio signal. However, different types of compressors work in different ways. The five main types of audio compressor circuitries serve as the basis for the majority of the plugin emulations found in today’s DAWs. One of the most widely …

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What Is VCA Compression? How Does It Work? And How To Use It?

While compression can simply be understood as the process of evening out the loudest and softest parts of an audio signal, different types of compressors work differently. Everyday plugin emulations that we use in our DAWs are primarily modeled on the five main types of audio compressor circuitries. One of the most widely used types is VCA compressors. VCA, …

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