March 2018
Beginner to intermediate
364 pages
10h 55m
English
When I first started in my home studio, the bands I recorded were not made up of professional musicians. The consistency in their playing (as well as my own by the way) often left a lot to be desired. I soon learned to use compressors to keep the parts together a bit more. For a long time, a compressor remained just that in my mind: a tool to make sure that no notes are too loud or too soft. Later, when I started working with electronic music, I learned how others mix in that genre. To my surprise, all kinds of compressors were used. For years I had seen compression as a tool to provide a more consistent snare drum sound to inconsistent drummers. But now I suddenly discovered that people even ...