Tag: compression

EQ and Compression: Kick Drum

:::EQ and Compression: Kick Drum tips, tricks and advice::: If you use VST equalizers and compressors, you’ll find they come with their own presets. Presets are great as starting points, the compressors should only need either the threshold or input changed for them to apply their magic. VST EQ presets on the other hand will […]

Expanding List of Free VST Mastering Plugins

Over the past few months I’ve been updating this site with free vst plugins from all over the net. And as with anything like this the amount of stuff available is quite simply breath taking. I’ll be combining a few categories here as well such as EQ, Limiters, Compressors, Sidechain, Metering and of course Mastering […]

UAD Sidechain and Sonar Revisted

The folloing is an update of this article, After trying to follow what I wrote decided I needed to show where tracks were going to understand correctly what was happening. I’ve also included screen shots and the actual Sonar 7 file that you can download(here) and test. :::The SetUp::: Track to be affected:  Synth? add […]

Free VST Sidechaining Compressor: Martin Eastwood

As a reader of the always excellent ‘Computer Music Magazine’ Martin Eastwood was brought to my attention because of the excellent ‘CompressiveCM’ exclusive only to Computer Music Magazine free vst plugin. ‘CompressiveCM features an RMS compressor with both internal and external sidechains, as well as parallel compression, brickwall limiting and vintage valve emulation to add […]

Free Sidechain VST Plugin:Slim Slow Slider

If you’re looking for sidechaining plugin effects the compressor plugin from Slim Slow Slider is an excellent addition to your VST plugin folder. The Sidechain compressor comes in a stereo and a mono version. Really quite easy to use, just add the effect to the effects bin of the track you want to affect. Then […]