Compression Archives - Music Guy Mixing https://www.musicguymixing.com/category/compression/ Mixing Services and Tutorials Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:33:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.musicguymixing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-music-guy-favicon-32x32.png Compression Archives - Music Guy Mixing https://www.musicguymixing.com/category/compression/ 32 32 What Does an Audio Compressor Do In Your Mix https://www.musicguymixing.com/what-does-an-audio-compressor-do/ https://www.musicguymixing.com/what-does-an-audio-compressor-do/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:33:36 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=5676 Along with equalizers, audio compressors are the bread and butter of plugins which mixing engineers use to control their audio. Whereas equalizers concern themselves with the frequencies of your audio, an audio compressor is all about the dynamics. Let’s identify what does an audio compressor do and why it’s amongst the most important audio “effects” […]

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]]> https://www.musicguymixing.com/what-does-an-audio-compressor-do/feed/ 1 How to Use a Bass Limiter (With Best Settings) https://www.musicguymixing.com/bass-limiter/ https://www.musicguymixing.com/bass-limiter/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:31:21 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=5762 A limiter is essentially a compressor with a maxed out ratio and is designed to create a hard ceiling the peaks of your audio cannot permeate. While limiters are often used to maximize the level of a completed mix to make it commercially competitive with its peers, another practical application of a limiter is to […]

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]]> https://www.musicguymixing.com/bass-limiter/feed/ 0 How to Set Up a Compressor Limiter https://www.musicguymixing.com/how-to-set-up-a-compressor-limiter/ https://www.musicguymixing.com/how-to-set-up-a-compressor-limiter/#comments Wed, 27 May 2026 15:50:02 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=5758 A limiter is a useful tool for a number of different applications across both audio mixing and mastering. Essentially a compressor with extreme settings, let’s talk how to set up a compressor limiter in some common situations. How to Set Up a Compressor Limiter What differentiates a normal compressor from a compressor limiter is its […]

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]]> https://www.musicguymixing.com/how-to-set-up-a-compressor-limiter/feed/ 1 How to Use Mid Side Compression (and Why Use It) https://www.musicguymixing.com/mid-side-compression/ https://www.musicguymixing.com/mid-side-compression/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:22:54 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=5684 Mid side compression is a tool which is especially useful in mastering but can be applied to any type of audio production where you want to isolate either the mid or stereo sides of your audio and compress them independently of one another. Let’s talk how to use mid side compression in your DAW and […]

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]]> https://www.musicguymixing.com/mid-side-compression/feed/ 0 Bass Drum Compression Settings For a Professional Sound https://www.musicguymixing.com/bass-drum-compression/ https://www.musicguymixing.com/bass-drum-compression/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:43:34 +0000 https://www.musicguymixing.com/?p=5599 I recently covered bass drum EQ tips which you can use to sculpt and clean up your bass drum’s tone. While it’s certainly not the most dynamic of instruments in your mix, a little bass drum compression can go a long way in smoothing out inconsistencies in the performance to ensure that what is essentially […]

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