Compression is a great tool that can tighten up your mix and enhance the punch or power of certain instruments. But it can also cause some serious problems if you’re not careful. An audio compressor is used to control the dynamic range of an audio signal, or the difference... read more
Asking what you should use compression on is sort of like asking “what can I build with a saw?” If you’re unfamiliar with what compression is, check out the last post (link) where we took a brief overview. Compression is simply a tool. And like any tool, different people use... read more
There are many illusive terms floating around the audio world and “compression” is no exception. The trouble with compression is that, for such a useful tool, the parameters to control it are rather cryptic if you don’t know what you’re looking at. Coupled with urban legends about what you “should”... read more