EQ and compression are right there neck and neck for the two most useful plugins/types of processing in an audio mixer’s tool belt. The former allows you to sculpt your audio’s frequencies, getting rid of what’s detracting and enhancing what’s working. The latter in compression is about volume dynamics, controlling a wide range of volume […]
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Ever compress the heck out of a track by mistake but think to yourself, “that kind of sounds good… if only I could practically use it in my mix.” Enter New York compression – let’s talk what it is and how to effectively use it in your mix to add sustain, thickness, energy, all good
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In the world of audio mixing, sequence matters. This extends in routing, and this extends to your processing chain. As I covered in my overview on EQ or compression first, whether you compress an already equalized track or EQ an already compressed track, the results will be different. Likewise, and as I covered in my
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