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Tag: Compression

Tips on How to Make Drum ‘n’ Bass Drums

01/10/201601/10/2016 by Stu - Leave a Comment

As you may or may not know, as well as writing for this site I also produce electronic music under the name HUMJUNKIE. I haven’t yet found myself slotted into any one genre and tend to draw on my influences from many different styles of music. One big influence, however, is Drum ‘n’ Bass. Especially […]

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Five Great Dynamic Compression Tutorials

24/12/201503/08/2016 by Stu - Leave a Comment

Dynamic compression is one of those concepts in audio that can be difficult to get your head around. I know it took me a long time to fully understand it. This is partially because of the many different types of compressors available, partially because of the terms used like ratio, threshold and make-up gain, and […]

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Understanding Compression and Using the Fruity Limiter

10/10/201503/08/2016 by Stu - Leave a Comment

In this video I explain the basics of compression; threshold, ratio, attack, release and gain. I also show compression at work using the Fruity Limiter. 

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FL Studio – Basic Sidechain Compression using Fruity Limiter [VIDEO]

17/05/201503/08/2016 by Stu - Leave a Comment

In this video I show you how to quickly set up basic sidechain compression in FL Studio using the Fruity Limiter. I’d recommend watching full screen at 1080 resolution. 

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