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Parallel Compression

Blending a crushed signal with a clean signal.

Mar 4, 2026·Published·hansonq888

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Overview

Also called "New York Compression." You heavily compress a drum bus until it sounds "smashed," then blend it back in with the original uncompressed drums. You get the "meat" and sustain of the compression without losing the "snap" of the transients.

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Category

MixingengineeringNew York

Instrument

Drums

Mood

punchy

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