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Compressor Sidechain Filter
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Compressor Sidechain Filter

#AudiotentTip 422. Compressor Sidechain Filter.When compressing the mix buss, try engaging the sidechain high-pass filter. This will prevent the lowest frequencies from triggering the compressor.

compression3 Compression Techniques for Punch, Control and Clarity

3 Compression Techniques for Punch, Control and Clarity

Audiotent Tip 418 - 3 Compression Techniques for Punch, Control and ClarityThe humble Compressor has been a staple part of any producer's toolkit, since modern music production techniques were esta...

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Mix Bus Compression

Audiotent Tip 389. Mix Bus Compression.Some producers like to insert a mix bus compressor early on in the project and work into it. Others prefer to leave their master channel empty.There are pros ...

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Compressing Percussion

Audiotent Tip 363. Compressing Percussion. Percussion can often be very dynamic and take up lots of valuable headroom in your mix.Compression can help control the percussion by reducing the volume ...

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Group Multiband Compression

Audiotent Tip 347. Group Multiband Compression.Adding compression to a bus (group) channel can help to glue it together and create extra energy.Multiband compression allows you to do the same whils...

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Getting Rid Of The Mud

Audiotent Tip 341. Getting Rid Of The Mud.Here are three techniques to decrease the muddy, cloudy or boxy frequencies in your sound.1) Eq cut. Most often, what seems to be a big problem can be solv...

compressionCompression To Alter The Width

Compression To Alter The Width

Audiotent Tip 334. Compression to alter the width.There are a few ways to affect the width of your master. One of those is mid/side compression.Try using it to bring back the focus on your wide mix...

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Joe Garston Production Tip Multiband Compression

Joe Garston Production Tip 003 - Multiband Compression, A question i'm asked a lot is how do i master my tracks? Or how do i get my kicks to sound so punchy in the mix.Multiband Compression is a gr...

compressionAbuse your compression

Abuse your compression

#AudiotentTip 269. Abuse your compression.Most of the time you only need a little bit of compression to achieve a great result when mixing. However, occasionally you really want to abuse your compr...

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How to bring sounds more upfront using compression

#AudiotentTip 215. Upfront sound. The 1176 compressor is know for its fast compression, ability to bring the sound upfront and forward it's midrange. This distinct character is mainly down to the t...