Amongst the many effects mastering engineers employ during the final phase of audio production that is mastering, compression in one form or another might be the most ubiquitously used. This can be used to glue together the final mix for a needed extra touch of cohesion or it can certainly be used in a limiting […]
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As I recently covered, New York Compression is a type of parallel processing which can add energy, sustain, and life to any track in your mix. Let’s talk how to create New York compression specifically in Ableton Live to get that same benefit using the stock compressor in my DAW of choice. How to Create
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Sidechain compression is all about compressing and controlling the dynamics of one track based on the behavior and dynamics of another. We can use this in a number of ways in our mix, so let’s talk how to use sidechain compression, both getting it set up and the applications of it in your mix. How
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I just talked about what a compressor does for vocals the other day, pointing out that vocals especially need some control via compression due to their relative greater dynamic range. While not nearly as dynamic in most cases, guitar both acoustic and electric can benefit from some compression to help them sit better in the
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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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