643 Results for "compressor"

Stem Mastering vs. Full Mix Mastering 2026: The Difference and What You Actually Need Right Now

Stem mastering vs. full mix mastering: what's the difference, when does it pay off, and what do you actually need for a professional-sounding track?

Budget 500 Series Modules: The Cheapest Way To Get Analogue Gear

Tired of analogue modeling software plug-ins? We check out some of the best budget 500 series modules for producing music at home.

Dagon, Instant, TheBus: Free Plugins of the Week

This week’s round-up of freebies brings you a free alternative to Soothe and a drum plugin that’s heaps of fun. Check out Dagon, Instant, and TheBus!

Baby Audio SubCulture: Get Bass That Translates

Baby Audio SubCulture is a bass enhancer that processes the root note, subharmonics, and resonance separately for bass that translates.

Boutique Recording Brands Changing Modern Studios

We explore some of the boutique recording brands that continue to innovate in different ways with designs for recording, mixing, and mastering.

Fender’s Smart V2 Pedals 2026 Redesign

Fender’s V2 pedal redesign adds top-mounted jacks, momentary switching, and massive tone into a space-saving footprint.

FlowFilter, Tesseract Echo, Lil’ Doc: Free Plugins of the Week

This week's collection of freebies brings you FlowFilter, Tesseract Echo, and Lil’ Doc: an awesome filter, a tape delay, and a slamming compressor!

Analog vs. Digital in the Home Studio 2026: The Ultimate Guide for Producers and Engineers Who Are Tired of Getting It Wrong

Analog vs. digital in the home studio: what really makes a difference, where outboard gear changes the creative process, and why the song always wins.

Essential Plugins for Rock: Tools to Add Grit, Character, and Punch

We look at some essential plugins for Rock music production for adding flavour to drums, shaping guitar tones, and building more powerful mixes.

Essential Outboard Gear Every Studio Should Own

We look at some essential outboard gear for equipping a studio for multichannel recording and discuss some different ways to set it all up.

The Best 1176 Alternatives for your Home Studio

Are you in need of that classic FET compressor sound? We're looking at some of the best 1176 alternatives for your recording setup.

Vintage-Inspired Recording Gear: No School Like The Old School

We explore vintage-inspired recording gear that continues to appear in home and professional recording studios, even in today's digital landscape.

The Best Bus Compressors: Give It That Glue

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

MuChild, DT-600 Mini, FLTRS-LE: Free Plugins of the Week

MuChild by Analog Obsession brings the holy grail of compressors to your DAW for free! Check it out in this week’s round-up of the best free plugins.

Mastering Basics for Producers: Learn How To Finalize Your Tracks

We look at mastering basics for producers with the goal of demystifying the various aspects of the finalization process and how to go about it.

Softube Bus Processor 670: A Flexibly Flavourful Fairchild Plugin

The Softube Bus Processor 670 brings the classic Fairchild sound into the DAW environment with modern enhancements that make it versatile.

Empirical Labs ParaDyn: Flexible Multiband Processing

The Empirical Labs ParaDyn plugin is a precise multiband processor that combines parametric EQ with two versatile dynamics modules.

Rankin Audio Henchman: Flexible Multiband MultiFX Processing

With Rankin Audio Henchman, you can target a range of distortion, saturation, and exciter effects flexibly across three separate bands.

The Best Compressor Plugins For Music Production

We discuss the basic principles of compression and look at some of the best compressor plugins for your DAW-based music production workflow.

Endorphin.es Ghost Pedal Gets Major Firmware Update – 30% Off!

The Endorphin.es Ghost Pedal just got a major firmware update! And here's a sweet deal: for a limited time, you can save 30% on the multi-effects pedal!

Polarity-MD, Big Max Zero, Waveform Compressor: Free Plugins of the Week

This week’s round-up of free plugins is all about dynamics: Check out Polarity-MD, Big Max Zero, and Waveform Compressor!

Editing Drums: These 3 Plugins Are a Perfect Match

Want to improve editing drums in your DAW and make them sound bigger and punchier? Here are 3 plugins that form a perfect match, plus some useful alternatives.

Newfangled Audio, Universal Audio, Shadow Hills: 3 Ultimate Software Deals You Shouldn’t Miss

Newfangled Audio Generate is now on sale, bringing fresh movement to your tracks. Plus, discounts on UA synths and a legendary Shadow Hills tool.

Brainworx bx_tonebox is a Flexible New Creative Multieffects Plugin

With Brainworx bx_tonebox, you can build your own effects chains with six different modules to choose from and mid-side processing power.