To clip or to limit? That is the question today.
Where, why and how would you use a clipper rather than a limiter, and vice versa?
Can limiters sometimes sound cleaner than clippers? Yes.
Can clippers sometimes sound even cleaner than limiters? Surprisingly, also yes!
But part of this depends Read more...
What’s the best way to compress vocals? How about compressing drums? Compression on bass? Pianos? …Compressing the mix bus?? Justin Colletti reveals all in this new free episode on how to compress EVERYTHING.
Thanks to iZotope and Soundtoys for sponsoring this episode. Get 10% off iZotope plugins with the code Read more...
Kali Audio announces the upgraded “2nd Wave” IN-8.
This new version of the IN-8 replaces the original version, and utilizes Kali’s 2nd Wave technology platform to realize substantial performance improvements. These include 12dB lower self-noise, more robust DSP for a smoother tuning, lighter transducers, and improved construction processes for Read more...
Spectra Sonics was founded in the city of Ogden, Utah by William G. Dilley in 1964. A combat pilot and WWII veteran, Dilley published over 300 engineering papers and technical articles during his lifetime. He was even awarded a fellowship by the Audio Engineering Society for “advancing the ‘state of Read more...
Almost every producer, engineer and musician struggles in being able to hear compression at first—sometimes for many years.
Justin Colletti offers a fool-proof strategy for really learning to hear these sometimes subtle differences. It involves limiting variables, and doing a little bit of focused listening.
If you do the exercises Read more...
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