When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When your beats are sounding weak or flat, overt parallel compression could well be the answer.

Today is August 8, and you know what that means: it's the music tech world's annual excuse to sing the praises of history's most iconic drum machine. This year, the legendary Roland TR-808 turns 45, ...

Parallel compression, often dubbed “New York compression,” stands out as one of the most elegant solutions engineers have at their disposal when they need to preserve the intimacy of a performance ...