Compression is a tough subject. It’s very confusing to a lot of engineers, especially beginners.

That’s why presets come so in handy right?

Presets aside, knowing what your compressor is doing to a track is very important thing to know in order to improve as a mixing engineer.

Because once you know what each parameter of the compressor does you can actually tweak the preset so that it works with your  tracks.

Otherwise you’ll run into problems.

For instance, say you choose the “bass tight” preset but your particular bass track was recorded at a very low level.

That preset might have a threshold so low that the bass signal doesn’t even activate your compressor.

So you get no benefit from the “bass tight” preset because you don’t know that the compressor isn’t working BECAUSE you don’t know what the threshold does.

And don’t even get me started on the importance of the attack and release.

They’re essential to creating a shape to your compression.

You can shave off pesky transients with a fast attack, or create interesting pumping with a slow release.

It’s an incredibly versatile part of your compressor, and knowing how to tweak the attack and release setting is essential to certain compression tricks.

That’s why I spend a lot of time teaching you how to use compression inside Step By Step Mixing.

If you've ever had a hard time using a compressor on any of your instruments, trust me, you're not alone.

Step By Step Mixing delivers the knowledge you need to know to completely understand how compression works.

If you've struggled to understand how to work a compressor on a specific instrument or how to control the dynamics in your mix then look no further.

What Do You Get?

• You'll learn how the compressor works.

• You'll learn the different approaches to compression.

• You'll learn how compression sounds like and how to spot it.

• With practical examples you'll learn how to apply your knowledge of compression to better your mixes.

• Every engineer uses compression a little differently so it's always good to get a few different perspectives to broaden your own skill set.

Here's to making better mixes with compression!

Here's where you should go next to grab it: 

www.stepbystepmixing.com

Björgvin