What makes this plugin so great is what it doesn’t do rather than what it does. This compressor though simple packs a huge punch in when trying to control heavy dynamics within a mix. It’s easy to throw this thing on every track that you think needs it, and practice to help familiarize yourself with the different parameters that make compression work.Īnother one of my favorite compressors on the list is the RCompressor from the Waves Renaissance bundle. I would definitely recommend this plugin to any novice audio engineer who is first dipping their feet into compression. There is also a section for makeup gain so you can increase your volume once you have compressed your audio. What makes this compressor useful is that it gives the user control over the attack, threshold, ratio, and release which in return allows you more total control over the compression being done at hand. There are three separate digital meters two for the input and output gains, and one for the gain reduction being done during compression. This is what your basic compressor plugin is generally going to look like, and a very similar interface to the one I learned while I was first learning.

The C1 is a great all-around compressor and I use it on everything from basic drum tracks to sub-mixes and group buses. The Waves C1 Compressor is an excellent choice if you’re looking for a more basic looking compressor while still wanting all the essential parameters needed.

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