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22 Music Tech 🔈 [[22.01 Mixing and Mastering Tips 📝]] [[22.02 Audio Theory 📓]] [[22.03 Recording Tips 🎙]] [[22.04 Gear...

Compressing vocals Starting with automation before compression can help achieve a natural sound. Tape saturation before compression can help too.1...

Optical compression Optical compressors have a slower attack, controlled by light.1 They have a frequency-dependent attack time2 and react based...

Parallel compression Parallel compression can add energy.1 It produces a very similar effect to [[Upward compression]].2 Hugh Robjohns breaks down...

Setting compressor attack and release Attack time, simply put, is the amount of time it takes for the compressor to...

Setting compressor knee A soft knee can result in more transparent compression. However, it also causes the compressor to start...

Understanding compression ratios Dave Pensado sometimes uses a lower threshold with a lower ratio on stereo busses.1 All About Audio...

Use RMS compression to retain more of the attack Using RMS compression in tandem with a longer attack time can...