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What Is Compressor Makeup Gain, Input & Output Gain?

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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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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How To Get The Perfect Compression Settings For Any Instrument

Compression is a crucial tool in any mixing engineer’s kit. It reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal by attenuating the loudest transients and boosting the overall sound. The loudest and quietest parts are now closer in volume, giving a glued-together or squashed effect. Done well, this gives the track a more natural sound. …

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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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