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5 quick EQ and dynamics tips: "On heavily dynamic signals like guitars and vocals, which go from loud, powerful spikes to low, detailed moments, try serial compression"

Software EQs such as FabFilter Pro-Q or Ableton’s EQ Eight offer the capability to set the EQ bands not only based on the frequency value, but also by musical note. This has some handy musical ...
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"It's loud, in-your-face, and has more punch than a kangaroo at boxing practice": What is OTT compression - and how do you use it?

This influential Ableton Live preset made its way into thousands of tracks, spawned a copycat plugin, and inspired a new - and unapologetically excessive - style of compression. But why does it sound ...