Tutorials
Serial compression
w/ Fab Dupont
Serial compression
22 min • 2021
Compressors are great. Why not have two?
In this puremix.net exclusive, award-winning engineer, Fab Dupont, explains how to use serial compression to sculpt the dynamics of your tracks in ways that a single compressor can not.
Watch as Fab Dupont:
- Explains how to use an 1176 and LA2A in serial to tame peaks in a lead vocal and control the body of the sound
- Swaps the order to show the unique characteristics of each compressor next to each other
- Demonstrates how to achieve the same results from stock compressors found in any DAW
- Shows how compressors can distort when their release time is too fast
- Uses serial compression on a bass guitar to tame peaks and anchor the dynamics to lift the excitement of the track
- Discusses the importance of gain matching
Learn how to use serial compression without over-compressing from Fab Dupont. Only on puremix.net
Software
- Dyn3 Compressor/Limiter
- Oxford Dynamics Compressor/Limiter
- UAD Teletronix LA-2A Silver
- UAD Teletronix LA-2A Silver
- UAD UA 1176LN Rev E
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13 reviews
leo_brum • Thursday, July 20, 2023
Great class! I've always been a little afraid to use the 76 on its fastest attack. I think I'm not anymore lol.
stanley • Sunday, July 16, 2023
small cause big effect - thank you so much!
Apamix • Monday, December 12, 2022
Subtítulos en español por favor.
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Mr Rambolini • Sunday, October 16, 2022
Another superb video - I'd never have considered serial compression until I saw this, but now it makes so much sense. Thank you!
Grabuster • Sunday, April 10, 2022
Fab! Again many thanks….this makes a lot of sense. This flavor of tubes is also the (EQ) part of the compressor. Brings color in the compression stage…if that make sense! K.R. Sergi :)
Cyrille Obermüller • Monday, January 24, 2022
I think the How to listen serie is one of the most valuable. I sometimes just refer to it the day before mixing to get me in the right mentality of listening.
I wonder if a How to listen 'Balance/volume' edition could be interesting?
glenbee • Sunday, January 2, 2022
Excellent info and explanation of why this technique is so effective for very dynamic sources! Thank you Fab!
Pearlpassionstudio • Thursday, December 30, 2021
Great tutorial....I never knew that technique. Thanks much!
lclyman • Thursday, December 30, 2021
Nice video....!!
Would be interesting to use just the TubeTech CL1-B...similar to the LA-2A but with faster attack and release times available...
alexhoetzinger • Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Tried some double cerial compression at today´s breakfast and burned more calories then i gained while eating... but i really dig your video, thanks, Fab!
Castor X • Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Danke Fab.zum Glück hab ich die UAD Plugins.Die klingen einfach auch gut.
pushplayaudio • Wednesday, December 29, 2021
As always, extraordinary value in this video - thank you for your tutelage.
If I could ask one favor, though ~ can you please tell me what the lyrics are? I've listened to this line of the song about 2,000 times so far, and for the life of me, all I can hear is:
"I had some noggly seedy gry and I can't help but eat it up..."
Something tells me this must be wrong, and it's eating away at my soul. Any clarity you can bring to this mystery will be greatly appreciated.
funkygh • Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Nice. I get it, but it's gonna take me a long time to be able to do it myself, lol. Practice makes perfect....