Parallel Compression for Drums - The QUICK Way! (Logic Pro X Tutorial)

In this tutorial we’re going to look at a fast and easy method for utilizing parallel compression within Logic Pro X - specifically for making your live drums sound bigger and punchier! While this video focuses on using Logic Pro and the Waves SSL G-Master Buss Compressor plug-in (https://www.waves.com/plugins/ssl-g-m...) you can apply these fundamental steps to any DAW and compressor plug-in you like.

You may have heard of a very similar approach to parallel compression called New York Compression; there are varying opinions on what makes these methods different (mono vs stereo compression for example) but for all intents and purposes they achieve the same goal (if I’m wrong then yell at me in the comments) :P

Remember, the guidelines I covered in this tutorial (relating to attack, release, ratio, and threshold settings in the compressor) may not work identically for your own music, so use your EARS when mixing and adjust to WHAT SOUNDS BEST!

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