Few compressors have had the impact of the 1176. Originally designed by Bill Putnam and introduced in the late 1960s, the 1176 was one of the first major solid-state limiting amplifiers, built around FET gain reduction rather than tubes. That…
5 Plug Ins For Massive Modern Rock Mixes – Dan Malsch
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Understanding Compression and How to Use It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C7PpeZdlWMVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: How To Use Compression In Your Mix (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C7PpeZdlWM) Featuring Phil Allen Compression can feel intimidating when you are first learning to mix, however as Phil Allen demonstrates in this lesson, it…
1176 Shootout: Originals vs Clones, Six Flavours You Can Actually Hear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCs_2H_fx90Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: 1176 SHOOTOUT: Originals vs Clones, Six Flavours You Can Actually Hear (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCs_2H_fx90) This review was carried out by our friend, engineer and producer Shelby Logan Warne at her studio Sensible Music in King’s Cross, London.…
What Is the Best 1176 Plugin? (Our Top 6 Favorite Compressors)
The best 1176 plugin will become a go-to on just about every mix. There’s good reason why it’s one of the most famous compressors of all time, and in plugin format, you can use it everywhere. What Is an 1176…
Arturia FET 76 Review: Getting a Legendary Studio Compression Sound
Founded in 1999, Arturia began their journey in music-making software. Fast forward to the present, and they’re a celebrated producer of analog-emulated classic keyboards and synthesizers, effects, and hardware of their own. Today, we’re diving into a review of the…