Section outline

  • - What is a compressor? A Dynamics Controller
    - Parallel compression w/ attack on drum shells
    - What each knob on compressor does - Threshold/Make Up Gain
    - Attack and release times and purposes
    - How does Ratio work?
    - Focus on Slate 401 as an example for a versatile VCA compressor
    - Versatility of compressor technologies in the analog world and what causes limitations