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 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 ...
Using the Charter Oak SCL-1 Compressor to compress a full string and acoustic instruments mix. Engineer Mike Deming in the studio shows us how to use this beautiful piece of equipment to make sonic perfection.
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.