When using a compressor, makeup gain helps you mitigate the difference in volume caused by the gain reduction (or increase) during compression. Compressor makeup gain lets us keep a healthy signal flow throughout our mixes and masters, so today we’ll learn how to use this compression setting in depth, why we need it, and how …
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When you’re mixing, you want to have control of the dynamic range of your audio signal, so you typically load a compressor and start tweaking the controls. Attack and release times are paramount not only for the compression process but also to enhance the overall performance and perceived loudness. In this article, we’ll take our …
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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Knee compression is one of the trickiest things to understand about the functioning of compressors. It can make or break the dynamic range of a track but once you understand how it works, makes a dramatic difference in the sound of your mixes and masters. In this article we’ll explain this crucial compression setting so, …
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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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When Galileo Galilei was experimenting with a pendulum back in the 17th century, he discovered that if he purposely pushed the weight at the end of a string right at the right time, it would continue to sway back and forth for as long as he gave it a tiny push at the right time. …
In short, the compressor threshold is the volume that your audio signal must exceed before the compressor begins to do its job. It will idly sit by until the designated dB is breached, whereupon it jumps into action and applies all the other parameters that your compressor has been set to. If you have a …
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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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