[Feature Article] Parameters of a Compressor - How to Set Up a Compressor
A compressor basically serves to reduce signal dynamics, that is to say the difference between loud and quiet signal parts.
[Feature Article] Get Loud Masters Without Overcompress… - How to get "hot" masters without losing dynamics
I was driving along one of those Floridian roads that goes between the coasts, and is flatter than the Spice Girls without auto-tuning . . . in other words, a perfect place to crank up my car's CD pl…
[Feature Article] Sidechained Processors Can Give a Var… - How to Get the Pumping Drums Effect with Sidechain Compression
Sidechaining has been around for years; this is the process of using one signal to control another. A couple classic examples are using a kick drum to gate a bass part, or doing de-essing - isolating…
[Feature Article] Tips for Mixing Rap Vocals: Compressi… - Mixing Rap Vocals - Part 3: Compression
Time for the third installment of the Mixing Rap Vocals series: Compression.
[Feature Article] Tips for Effective Buss Compression - Buss Compression
Buss compression is certainly not a new concept, however, it is an effective and reliable engineering tool and its basic principles are vital considering you are affecting multiple voices.
[Feature Article] Composite Vocal Tracks, Compression, … - Vocals Processing Tips: Part 2
Hard disk recording techniques have affected every aspect of recording, including vocals. Although overdubbing vocals has been a common technique for years, today's programs let you do multiple track…
[Feature Article] The Secrets Behind Wide, Spacious, Pr… - How to Create Wide Open Mixes
Here are some secrets behind getting those wide, spacious, pro-sounding mixes that translate well over any system.
[Feature Article] How to Compress a Guitar or Bass - Dynamics Processing Meets Rock Guitar
Dynamics processing with studio-oriented processors? Been there, done that. But have you re-visited it lately in a guitar context? Dynamics control for vocals or program material is very different co…
[Feature Article] The Next Big Thing in Guitar Distorti… - A Guitarist's Guide to Multiband Distortion
If you're a guitarist and you're not into multiband distortion...well, you should be. Just as multiband compression delivers a smoother, more transparent form of dynamics control, multiband distortio…
[Feature Article] EQ and Compression Techniques Pt.2: D… - EQ and Compression Techniques Pt.2: Drums
Despite the preponderance of exceptional drum samples and loops on the market, for certain genres of music (notably country and rock) there is no substitute for a great session drummer playing on a w…