117 Results for "compression"

When to Use an SSL Bus Compressor and Why?

The SSL bus compressor is one of the most sought-after audio tools ever designed! We check out the different formats currently available.

Clean, Axe-in-a-Box, New Music Releases: Tops and Flops

This week had an axe-in-a-box, a new Chase Bliss pedal, and new music. Let's look at the tops and flops!

Darkglass Luminal Booster: Ultra Boost For Clean Bass Tones?

The Darkglass Luminal Booster ULTRA is a straightforward boost pedal that won't distort your overall tone. Providing an extra 20dB with unmatched control.

Warm Audio WA-C1 & Pedal76: Studio Sound for Your Board

Warm Audio WA-C1 and Pedal76 are two faithful recreations of legendary studio effects - for your pedal board. It's ab all-analog affair.

iZotope Plasma: A Fresh New Approach to Tube Saturation

The new iZotope Plasma plug-in is an adaptive saturator that can intuitively target parts of the frequency range for a more detailed sound.

IK Multimedia T-RackS 6 features 8 New Processors

Now in version 6, IK Multimedia T-RackS expands with bass management, multiband saturation, advanced delay processing, and much more.

Get That Punch: dbx 160 Alternatives

We're looking at dbx 160 alternatives for getting a similar sound in your home studio in plug-in, 500-series, and even Eurorack format.

Bus Processing: The Best Stereo Compressors under $2000

Hardware processing on your master bus can transform your sound completely, we look at some of the best stereo compressors under $2000.

Using Sidechain Compression for Beginners

Ever heard producers or engineers talk about sidechain compression? We cover the basics and where to use it in your production workflow.

Wampler Ego 76 Compressor: More than an 1176

Get an 1176 onto your pedal board! The Wampler Ego 76 Compressor brings the legendary sound and additional parameters.

Pigtronix Philosopher’s Tone 2 Compressor with added Grit

Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone 2 Compressor adds a foot-switchable Grit section to access that germanium dirt section, for added colour

JMG Sound Dropkick makes your kick go BOOM

JMG Sound Dropkick takes your bass drums to another level! The ultimate kick drum enhancer for EDM, Techno, and other electronic styles?

DOCtron IMC-500 brings Stimming’s Mastering Chain to 500-series

The DOCtron IMC-500 is now available as a 500-series module! This is a truly amazing addition to your lunchbox for both live and studio use.

TC Electronic 2290 P – ’80s Dynamic Digital Delay in a pedal

The TC Electronic 2290 P brings the classic 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay rack effect and puts it into a pedal format with new features

Introducing the new AI-assisted Auto-Tune Vocal Compressor plugin

We check out the new Auto-Tune Vocal Compressor plug-in from Antares, designed to be your go-to tool for vocal dynamics processing.

Enjoy Electronics The Godfather: Semi modular multichannel audio processor

Live now on Indiegogo The Godfather offers 4 modular style audio channels with dynamics, filtering, effects and modulation in a tidy-looking 60HP unit

NAMM 2022: Mixland Rubber Band Compressor v2 is the real deal

Mixland Rubber Band compressor v2 turns the original proof-of-concept into a full-fledged dynamics and saturation plug-in.

Walrus Audio Badwater: All-in-one bass preamp and more

Walrus Audio Badwater a complete bass solution in a pedal? For their first dedicated bass effect it packs in some great features for bass players

Rast Sound Juicer plug-in: juice up your tracks with 5 knobs

Juicer is meant to give your audio tracks, especially transient-heavy ones like drums and vocals, a fatter and wider sound with attitude.

Cosmotronic Messor and Peradam: Stereo Compressor and Side-chained distortion

Explode your Eurorack with this audio squashing combo of the Messor Stereo Compressor and Peradam Side-Chained Distortion - things are going to get huge!

Baby Audio TAIP: a tape emulation with artificial intelligence?

Baby Audio's TAIP uses artificial intelligence instead of standard DSP to eek out the subtle nuances of analog circuits. Is TAIP worth a spin?

SSL Fusion plug-ins: Fusion Vintage Drive and Fusion Stereo Image

SSL has announced the Fusion series plug-ins. The series kicks off with the SSL Fusion Vintage Drive and Fusion Stereo Image plug-ins modeled after analog hardware.

Wavegrove Maji: transformer plug-in saturates and compresses using physics

Maji works like a kind of transformer that is "pushed" beyond its natural limit to generate analog compression and saturation. In a plug-in!

United Plugins Urban Puncher: The ultimate one-knob drum fattener?

United Plugins Urban Puncher adds punch and fatness to your drums and loops with just a few simple controls. Are you ready to hit the Destroy button?