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Article title: The Compressor's Secrets
Author Name: DAVID MELLOR
Link : Compressor Secrets

Article Summary

In the article “The Compressor's Secrets” by DAVID MELLOR , covers the main important technique on using the compressors for signal gain reduction, such as how threshold affect the signal reduction and the amount of release and attack time applied to get the best result of signal reduction.

He mentioned that by setting the threshold will always makes the sound worse. One of the worth trying technique that he introduce is by using the EQ in side chain compression to allow the different frequency bands to control the amount of compression applied.

Article comments:

This article is well organized by using headings for each section covered. the article is well explained in a manner that makes the sound engineer who has previously works with the compressors understands what this article try to express.

However , this article is hard for the starter or for those who have never experienced using the compressor before to understand the terms introduced in this article. in addition, there are no image or figures that related to each topics explained in each sections.

Recommendation.

This article is worth reading for those who are currently working with the compressor and trying to get a perfect sound and trying new technique.

it is recommended for future publish of another article , to include the explanation of what compressor is , how should it be used and when it will be used before getting into the details part of introducing the new techniques and the real world of using the compressor.