So which compressors do we have at our disposal in the standalone MPCs?
In this video, I go through each compressor as well as offer some tips and tricks on how and when to use them. Keep it locked for an old-school vocal stacking trick at the end.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:23 A compressor breakdown on the MPC
00:59 The Compressors
01:27 Why use a compressor?
02:23 The Air Channel Strip
07:20 The Air Compressor
15:28 The Bus Compressor
20:26 The Opto Compressor
23:44 The VCA Compressor
27:32 The Vintage Compressor
31:10 Stacked Compression for Vocals
36:32 Outro
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Equipment I use:
Headphones:
Audeze LCD-X
Beyerdynamic 770/880/1990
Shure 535
Sennheiser HD25 MKII
Pioneer HDJ X10
Aiaiaia TMA-2 Wireless+
Presonus Studio One 6
RME ADI-2 DAC FS
SPL Phonitor 2
Presonus HP4 (My Grot Box)
Presonus Faderport V2
Arturia Minilab MKII
Novation 49SL MKII
Arturia Microlab
Akai MPC One
Akai MPC Live II
Roland SP404 Mk2
Headache Sounds Omni Turntable
Content Creation:
Presonus Revelator IO24
Zoom H6 Recorder
Earthworks Custom Icon Pro Microphone
Sennheiser MKE 600 Microphone
Logitech Brio 4k Cam
Apple iPhone 12
DJI Osmo Mobile 6
OC White Ultima Mic Arm
Davinci Resolve
Filmic Pro