Posts Tagged ‘compressor’

Top Ten Free VST Plugins for Mac & PC

Top Ten Free VST Plugins for Mac & PC 1. BLOCKFISH is a versatile compressor with countless ways to shape the incoming audio. Unlike many other digital compressors, BLOCKFISH has ‘soul’. It likes to bite, but it can be tamed easily once you’ve learned how to use its potential. You can remove the front plate [...]

On a Compressor, What is Knee?

On a Compressor, What is Knee? Some compressors allow you to control the knee setting. There are two types of knee setting, hard and soft. Hard knee compression reduces the gain abruptly when the signal exceeds the threshold. Hard knee is the default setting on most compressors and is good for harder sounds like drums.

What is a Limiter?

Limiters Limiters are much like compressors. They both process dynamic levels in pretty much the same way though the difference is that limiters have a much greater ratio.

What is a Compressor?

Compressors Compressors are used to obtain a more consistent level by reducing loud parts of the recording without squashing the peaks. This allows you to increase the level of the quieter parts without making the entire instrument or voice too loud. Correct use of a compressor is a great route to that elusive professional sound. [...]

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