What do compressors do? And how do you use them in mixing and mastering? Follow along as Sam Loose demystifies dynamics processing, continuing with compressors. Learn what compressors are, what situations they are used for, such as evening out a vocal take or thickening a drum kit, and how you can use compressors to achieve your desired sound.

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:43 What is a compressor?
1:40 Compressor controls and definitions
5:02 Audio examples of compression
6:55 Audio example of different attack times
7:39 Oscilloscope feature in Neutron Pro
8:53 Release time considerations when compressing
9:56 How to use Mix Control in Neutron Pro
10:42 Sidechain compression and additional compression techniques
11:13 Outro

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