Compression 101 by endquoth is the kind of tutorial I wish I had access to back when I was trying to figure out how compressors actually work. It covers the topic from a drum n bass producer’s point of view, taking a somewhat less technical route and offering just the kind of insight that most beginner EDM producers will probably appreciate.
Apart from being an interesting read, it also offers a set of great illustrations which will help you visualize what actually happens to your sounds as you apply more compression. Recommended for anyone struggling with this important aspect of music production!
The article also recommends using s(M)exoscope, a neat freeware oscilloscope VST plugin by Bram@SmartElectronix. I second that one, and would also like to point out another freeware alternative, the great Oszillos Mega Scope by Benjamin Shulz.
Thanks to endquoth for his great effort on creating this tutorial!
Links
Compression 101 On DOA Grid: click here
Download Smexoscope: click here
Download Oscilozs megascope: click here
6 Comments
nay-seven
onthanks, interesting, sadly link seems broken..?
bedroomproducers
onhmm, i’ve checked it again and the link works fine for me. have you tried following the one in the links section below the article?
nay-seven
onstrange, cause I’ve test on 2 different computer, on firefox and IE, even http://www.dogsonacid.com don’t work…
can you try a refresh to check ?
bedroomproducers
onworks well after a refresh, as well as in Chrome and IE5.
perhaps this one will work for you:
http://tinyurl.com/compression101
or try copy/pasting this in your browser:
http://www.dogsonacid.com/showthread.php?threadid=507671
nay-seven
onno more..really strange
I’ve disable antivir, firewall..maybe he don’t like French servers..ha ha
don’t worry with that, will try later
bedroomproducers
onwell yeah DOA has been upgraded recently, but the new forum is very slow and people often complain about it. so it’s probably a server issue, I’m sure the link will work for you at some point. ^^