The De-Compressor increases the gain above the threshold. It can restore lost transients on over compressed audio. The De-Expander increases the gain below the threshold. It lowers the dynamic range in a different manner than a compressor.
The 2-LA-2 is not an exact component clone of the classic LA-2A, but a feature-enhanced stereo evolution of its ancestor that elegantly combines two channels of silky, tube-amplified, stereo matched optical gain reduction in one unit. Designed by original UREI engineer Dennis Fink, the 2-LA-2...
The Charter Oak Acoustics SCL-1 transparently compressing a classical piano and saxophone mix. Part of our 4 part series on how to use compressors for different parts of a recording mix.
Producer / Owner Doug McBride, of Gravity Studios in Chicago, walks us through the Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor. While labeled as a "mastering" compressor, Doug likes to use this high-end piece of hardware on a variety of applications. Whether using it to beef up a guitar or to distort a vocal ...
Latin Grammy Award-Winning Producer Armando Avila talks about why he loves the Shadow Hills Industries Mastering Compressor at the 127th AES Convention in New York City.
Loading...