In this episode, I’m going to shed some more light on Logic’s Compressor plug-in, using it at the Stereo Output, 2-buss stage to hear how its various models work across a whole mix.
I’ll show you how Compressors work before we take an audio tour of the effect that each Compressor type can have on a mix, listening carefully to the ways in which different dynamic responses translate to different tonal results. I’ll explain a little of the background behind each of Logic’s modelled Compressor types but also remind you that these are all being used on the same piece of music, across the whole mix; whenever you’re applying Compression to your own single tracks, Track Stacks, or if you’re working in different musical genres, exploring what each Compressor offers your sounds and mixes is hugely worthwhile.
00:00 Intro
01:35 Track playback
02:11 Platinum Digital
03:03 What do Compressors do?
04:38 Unifying settings and exploring Platinum Digital
08:08 Studio FET
11:37 Vintage FET
13:03 Studio VCA
14:33 Understanding Attack Time
15:16 Classic VCA
17:03 Vintage VCA
18:54 Vintage Opto
20:14 Summary