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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20 reviews
swftwoofsound • Saturday, April 13, 2024
This video opened my eyes to WHY we use serial compression - and how to use an 1176 for this purpose. I never liked the sound of the 1176 compared to most before this. But I had been using it way too heavily! Fab Dupont shows that subtlety is key. Great video and very helpful
Thom • Thursday, March 21, 2024
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DustyCrates • Saturday, February 3, 2024
Great demonstration. The pops/clicks when starting stopping playback are verry disctracting though.
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paologatto • Friday, January 12, 2024
why not subtitles?
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dchapilli • Friday, January 12, 2024
Por favor subtitulo en español
cristiano.fe • Sunday, December 31, 2023
Please, subtitles in Italian. Thank you
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katokun • Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Please, subs in spanish...
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 :)
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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?
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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!