https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/tags/techniques/compression/Latest entries for the tag CompressionenTue, 25 Apr 2023 15:15:09 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/soso-tharpa-upcycled-sonics/Soso Tharpa’s ingenuity spills out of his tracks – they bristle with energy and land with such a punch you imagine banks of sought-after synthesizers and premium signal chains, meters tickling the reds but smoothed out by a high-end console. But the Washington DC-based producer doesn’t believe that more tools…Tue, 25 Apr 2023 15:15:09 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/soso-tharpa-upcycled-sonics/Artistshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-reid-stefan/Watch Reid Stefan bring an EDM vocal track to life using Live’s stock plugins. Get tips on how to use comping, EQ and compression to help vocals sit right in the mix, and learn techniques for adding character and depth with doubling, saturation and reverb.Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:25:26 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/made-in-ableton-live-reid-stefan/ArtistsTutorialsVideoshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/download-the-live-set-of-eluizes-new-track-emdr/Dubby, spacious, acidic, and rave-inspired are just some of the ways Australian-born artist Eluize describes the house and techno she has been creating and curating in her adopted home city of Berlin. As a DJ and live act, Eluize, born Emma Sainsbury, has performed at some of Europe’s most renowned…Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:28:52 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/download-the-live-set-of-eluizes-new-track-emdr/ArtistsDownloadsTutorialshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sidechain-compression-part-2-common-and-uncommon-uses/Now that we’ve learned about sidechain compression and its origins in part 1 of this series, it’s time to get our hands dirty. In this piece, David Abravanel provides some examples of sidechaining applications in Live 10 – from recreating classic pumping house chords to head-spinning experimental trigger networks. The...Tue, 03 Apr 2018 08:43:38 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sidechain-compression-part-2-common-and-uncommon-uses/Tutorialshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sidechain-compression-part-1/From pop to hip-hop to sound design to heavy techno, sidechaining is an essential tool for modern production. Even if you don’t think you know it, you’ve heard it: it’s that pumping sound when the kick drum hits and everything else makes way. In this series, David Abravanel takes us...Thu, 22 Mar 2018 08:42:03 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sidechain-compression-part-1/Tutorialshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/auto-sidechain-easy-pumping-free-max-live-device-point-blank/If you listen to dance music, then you're probably familiar with the sound of a melodic part pumping in time with a kick. This is often achieved with sidechain compression, where the kick triggers the compressor on the melodic part. Using Max for Live, Point Blank instructor Daniel Herbert has ...Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:17:03 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/auto-sidechain-easy-pumping-free-max-live-device-point-blank/Downloadshttps://www.ableton.com/en/blog/producing-jaytech-depth-video-session-pyramind/There are many steps to getting a track to where you want it - you need to right little sounds to fill it out, decent mixing and mastering, and a good flow. In this video, from a recent 3-hour livestream with online learning center Pyramind, producer Jaytech finesses one of ...Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:39:54 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/producing-jaytech-depth-video-session-pyramind/https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/using-sends-drum-racks-tutorial-rob-jones/For the third and final part to his tutorial series on Drum Racks in Live, Producertech instructor Rob Jones looks at sends and returns. Using sends and return tracks within a Drum Rack, Rob shows how to apply effects and parallel New York-style compression to make things really pump:Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:14:11 +0000https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/using-sends-drum-racks-tutorial-rob-jones/