Category: Compression

Clipper vs Limiter: Know the Difference

November 12, 2025

If you’ve ever tried to get your tracks loud enough for streaming platforms, you’ve likely encountered two essential tools: clippers and limiters. Both can help

Parallel Processing Done Right

October 28, 2025

Parallel processing is one of the most powerful tools in modern mixing, but it’s also one of the easiest to overdo. When used properly, it

Compression Explained: Applying What We’ve Learned

October 1, 2025

Welcome back to Compression Explained. In the first three editions, we’ve covered how to think about compression, how to shape sounds with attack, release, threshold,

Compression Explained: FET, VCA, Optical, Variable-Mu

September 24, 2025

Welcome back to Compression Explained. In the past two editions, we’ve covered how to think about compression and how to shape sounds with attack, release,

Compression Explained: Threshold, Ratio and Knee

September 18, 2025

Compression is one of the most powerful tools in your audio toolkit, it is also the most misunderstood. Today we’re going to talk about these

Compression Explained: Attack & Release

September 18, 2025

Today’s focus: attack and release settings in compression. A lot of people think compression is just about controlling volume or smoothing dynamics. But the real

Mastering Compression: Attack, Release, Ratio Explained

August 21, 2025

Today, let’s talk about compression, and then specifically in mastering. The goal of compression in the mastering stage is not to shape individual sounds, but