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Using the DigiRack Dyn III compressor/limiter

Using the DigiRack Dyn III compressor/limiter - Pro Tools Tutorial

From the course: Mixing and Mastering with Pro Tools

Using the DigiRack Dyn III compressor/limiter

So you can think of a compressor or a limiter as just a level dependent volume control, just like an EQ is a frequency dependent volume control. The DigiRack Dyn3 Compressor/Limiter is the stock channel strip compressor in Pro Tools and it serves as a great way to familiarize yourself with the basic parameters of compressors and limiters. So if you can use and understand the DigiRack Compressor, you will be able to use 95% of the compressors out there, whether it's a plug-in or a hardware compressor. So what I want to first show you is a really easy way to use most compressor plug-ins in Pro Tools or any DAW, and starting with the presets, I'm going to look at the Acoustic Guitar here. Now, because unlike EQs, compressors just sort of rely on the signal's dynamic interaction with the threshold rather than being frequency dependent, generally, how I can use most compressors is I can call up a preset. Let's say this is Acoustic Guitar, I'll call it the Acoustic Guitar preset, and I'm…

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