Parallel compression is a great way to add some energy and thickness to your drum kit, so let’s talk parallel compression, including what it is, how and why it works, and the settings I like to use when using parallel compression on drums. What is Parallel Compression Parallel compression refers to taking a duplicate instance […]
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Multiband compression is a subset of compression which allows you to target specific frequency bands, compressing them to taste while leaving the rest of the frequency spectrum unaltered. This can yield more desirable and targeting, not to mention transparent results, so let’s take a look at at some of the best multiband compressor plugins (free
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While some instruments in your mix can benefit from a lot of compression, virtually every track can benefit from SOME compression. This is the case with guitar; you typically don’t need a lot of compression, but a little bit can help bring a sense of added energy, thickness, and cohesion to your guitar without stripping
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Some instruments benefit from an aggressive amount of compression to get them in line, bringing order to extreme dynamics and keeping them more present in your mix. Other instruments benefit from a more conservative approach which instead smooths out those dynamics a bit without crushing them. Acoustic guitar is the latter, so let’s talk the
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If you’ve checked out my mixing template, you know that I’m a big fan of bussing in my mixes. As I mentioned in my overview of what is a bus on a mixer, there are a number of advantages to using bussing in your mix. This includes they can be used to create a hierarchy
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