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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I’ve been mixing music professional for over 15 years now. I’ve used hundreds of plugins in that time, and over that time I find myself reaching for a select few time and time again. I thought I’d put together a list of the best plugins for mixing based on the ones I feature in literally
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As I recently covered with my bass guitar frequency chart, the bass and kick have a lot of overlap in their fundamental ranges. Typically the fundamental thickness of the kick which we feel just as importantly as hear peaks around 70Hz. This is right between the open A and D strings on the bass guitar,
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