The ultimate walkthrough of Dynamics Processors.

Explore advanced dynamics introduction by hearing how compressors and other dynamic processes shape emotion and color in music, and learn practical use cases rather than theory alone.

Explore how micro and macro dynamics shape emotion in sound through compression and tone. Learn analytical listening techniques to map instrument and vocal dynamics and improve music production.

Explore how compressors control dynamics by using threshold, ratio, attack, release, knee, and make up gain to shape transients in drums and vocals.

Compare how air, tube, and VCA compressors color drums, from 1176 and Fairchild to SSL and LA-2A, analyzing attack, release, threshold, and tonal effects on kick, clap, and hats.

Learn how bass compression shapes mid and sub frequencies, body, and transient, and how attack, release, and threshold settings alter groove and overall mix.

Explore colorful bass compression using classic units like 1176 and LA-2A; adjust low threshold, slow attack, and short release while listening for definition, body, transient, and rhythm; beware overcompression.

Explore vocal compression and its impact on definition, body, and transients within a groove, comparing eleven seventy six and LA-2A, and learning to compress in the context of the music.

Explore how the SSL transformer-based vocal compressor brightens and distorts the vocal, shaping transients. Compare Fairchild and Oxford Dynamics at around 10 ms attack to preserve emotion in the mix.

Explore transient designers, dynamic processors using upward and downward expansion to shape transients and sustain. Learn how transient manipulation affects mix placement, perception, and the limits of this tool.