What is Knee in compression
The Knee function appears in some compressors and has two parameters the Soft Knee, and Hard Knee. The Hard Knee makes the compressor stricter, and starts compressing from the point…
Attack and Release: How to adjust them
Importance of Attack and Release Times Attack and release times are fundamental parameters in a compressor that determine how the compressor responds to the audio signal. Setting them properly is…
Make up gain in compression
The Make Up Gain is an option that some compressors have to create a gain compensation, that is, once the compressor has reduced the peaks of the signal, the make…
Knee and Makeup Gain: Understanding Knee and Gain Compensation
Knee Definition: The knee of a compressor describes how compression is applied relative to the threshold. There are two main types of knee: hard knee and soft knee. Knee Types:…
What is Multiband Compression
Multiband compression divides the frequency spectrum into different sections, or bands, so that each has its own compression settings. This allows a longer attack time for the low band of…
What is Parallel Compression
Parallel compression is a technique in which the clean (uncompressed) signal is mixed with the same duplicated and compressed signal. That is, we have the two signals and we can…
What is sidechain compression
Sidechain compression is a little different. It is a type of compression where the effect level on one instrument is controlled by the volume level of another instrument. A common…
How to compress vocals and guitars
Audio compression is an essential tool in music production, and each type of instrument requires specific techniques to achieve the best result. The following are the most effective compression techniques…
How to compress bass, drums and keyboards
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Compression in Instrument Clusters (Buses)
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