Vocals are the focal point moreso with rap than arguably any other genre. The entire song revolves around that vocal and, as such, rap vocals are meant to be at the forefront of the mix. We can keep that vocal on top of the beat and instrumental through compression, so let’s talk how to compress […]
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Ableton Live’s compressor is one of their best stock plugins even though it hasn’t changed much in the two decades or so since the first edition of the DAW came out. In this tutorial I’m going to cover each parameter on the Ableton Live compressor as well as the best settings to use for each.
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99% of the time when we’re using a compressor plugin, we want to use it in its conventional/typical way, meaning we want to tame peaks and reduce the overall dynamic range. How about that other 1% of the time, or using a compressor’s expansion? Let’s talk what compression expansion is, and when to use expansion
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Like most genres, rap vocals are the focal point of the mix. It’s essential that they’re front and center without sounding over-compressed or squished. With that in mind, I’ve put together this rap vocal compression settings cheat sheet which covers the best settings to use in your next rap mix. Rap Vocal Compression Settings Here
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Most compressors have a make up gain feature. Let’s identify what make up gain is and more importantly answer whether or not you should be using it on your compressor. What is Make Up Gain Let’s first identify what is make up gain. Make up gain is gain/volume which is automatically applied to the output
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