We have now reached the final part of a four-part post on learning what it is, how to use, and what are the types of compression which is one of the most essential and used tools in audio engineering in general. The information on these posts is meant to help beginners who are on the learning process of the fundamental tools to enrich recording and mixing processes.
The final reminds, Logic Pro X has great stock plug-in compressors with several types, so these plug-ins are being used to illustrate and show the parameters, controls, and distinct types of compression.
Without further a due, to the final part.
Vintage VCA:
The Vintage VCA is based on the classic, renowned, and legendary compressor of the Solid State Logic Bus Compressor.
Solid State Logic is without a doubt one of the most characteristic and classic sounding audio hardware in history, with many hit records recorded and mixed on it.
The Vintage VCA, much like the SSL compressors, can be very punchy, and it is great for gluing things together, incredibly good for drum buses, and master buses.
Vintage FET:
The Vintage FET is based on another Universal Audio classic compressor, the 1176, the blue-stripe model, not to be confused with the Studio FET, based on the black version of the compressor.
The Vintage FET can be remarkably like the Studio FET but having different color and tonal quality.
Vintage OPTO:
The Vintage OPTO is based on Teletronix LA-2A optical compressors.
Optical compressors function with a small light bulb in its circuit which can act as a threshold in its own way, making it a very tangent and interesting choice.
Optical compressors are known for having the slowest of attacks and its lack of controls, usually having one input knob, and another peak reduction one. Also having a characteristic tonal quality to it, with tube saturation.
Compressors are among the most fundamental, and basic audio tools, hopefully this series of posts can help newcomers!
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