28. Explaining and Listening to the 4 Topologies of Compressors (VCA, FET, Opto, and Vari-Mu)
- Tom Kelly
- Jul 30, 2020
- 1 min read
It's very important to know that every compressor is different and it will make your audio sound differently depending on how it processes the gain reduction. There is a time and place for every different style of compressor, and in this episode we listen to 4 different styles of compression at 3 different amounts of compression applied to my voice.
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Compressors sampled in this episode:
Optical: CLA-2A Compressor by Waves
Vari-Mu: u73b by Audified
My Signal Chain
Hardware:
Audio Interface: Apogee Ensemble
Microphone: Shure SM7b
Headphones: Audio-Technia ATH-M50x
Earbuds: Klipsch R6i II
Studio Monitors: Yamaha HS7
Mic Stand: Rode PS1A Boom Arm
Software:
IzoTope RX6 Mouth De-Click
IzoTope RX6 Voice De-Noise
FabFilter ProQ3
Waves Vocal Rider
Waves CLA-2A
oeksound Soothe2
Waves LinMB
Waves WLM Meter
Waves Durrough Meter
Waves Abbey Road Studio3
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Midroll Song: Road Trip by Joakim Karud
Closing Song: Something New by Joakim Karud
For more info, or to ask any questions, check out my website and reach out to hello@cleancutaudio.com
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