The compressor knee vs attack; they both have an effect over when the compression kicks in. Let’s talk about what each one does and how to set them together to dial in the perfect compression. Compressor Knee Vs Attack Let’s identify what each one does individually first to better convey how they differ in determining […]
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We’ve been doing a deeper dive on all of the components of our audio compressor settings chart recently, so let’s take a quick look the threshold setting. Let’s look at what the compression threshold is, what it does, and where to set it. What is the Compression Threshold The compression threshold setting dictates starting at
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An 1176 compressor is modeled after the Universal Audio 1176 analog hardware compressor which was first released in 1967. It is a dynamic FET (Field Effect Transistor) style compressor (see types of audio compressors) which works well on vocals, all types of instruments, buses, you name it. In this guide I’ll cover exactly how to
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EQ or compression first, the age old question. The order does matter because depending on which you do first will change the sound. I’ll keep you in suspense no longer, let’s answer EQ or compression first, and more importantly WHY. EQ or Compression First The answer: always start with EQ before compression… and I’ll tell
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The compressor attack is as important as the compressor ratio for determining how much your audio is compressed. Set this too slow and you won’t get any compression. Set the attack too quickly and you’ll completely remove the punchiness from your track. Let’s talk about the compressor attack and where you should set this to
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