All Types of Compressors Explained: FET, PWM, VCA, OPTO, Vari-MU, Diode-Bridge

[@MikeLuke]

Amazing idea for a series! Again you provide real value to the community, David. Thanks a lot!

[@edelpino-music]

this is the part of my life that i don't regret for studying 6 years of electronics. Great video!

[@vigneshkarthikeyan8174]

Yeah same. Ive built some, and could build the rest. And understand most of it to a sickening degree haha

[@DarkSideofSynth]

Awesome. Rumor has it that David is gonna give away 100 units of each of these compressors every week until the end of the year because he loves us so much... ;)

[@aaroneschenburg4018]

Joy

[@mrmorpheus9707]

This is one of the few MOST INFORMATIVE " SHOWS ON KZbin". And i been watching for yrs!!

[@nichttuntun3364]

I'm hanging at your ear. I've become a real sucker for that most interesting subject. I even learned to hear differences now, but still have problems to choose the right tool in any given situation from the hundreds of available models. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us :)

[@therhinoceros1]

Man, i watch this channel like some people watch ESPN! This is one of my absolute favorites!....PERIOD!

[@justemetagtv6239]

im just now watching this and wondered why i love the chandler on parallel and you explained it. Good to know i have good ears.

[@twtobin941]

Once again, David, great info, thanks! I have collected WAY too many compressor plug ins.. all of them are great, but I am now needing some tips on choosing the best design for best application. This overview was awesome, I look forward to each deep dive on each type.

[@kageprotv2922]

We are here on the best KZbin channels dedicated to sound techniques. Here I learned everything I did not know. Too bad for those who do not know it. Thank you for everything David.

[@deobeatsmusic]

Don't eat alone kage pro tv. ☺ share with your friends too

[@Robinexs]

You've gone BEAST mode David!!! This video is TOTAL Homerun with all bases loaded.

[@jacksmith4460]

You are without doubt the best source of Mixing and Mastering information I have found on KZbin

[@mixbustv]

🙏🙏🙏

[@sevrra]

Hey David! Thank you so much for your work. It is gold! I don’t know anyone on youtube who has such well explained and professional contents about audio production and mixing. You answered so much questions I had especially when I was a beginner back in 2017. I’m glad you are so dedicated. I usually don’t write comments on KZbin but I must say again : just thank you !

[@peterbrandt7911]

Thanks David! Speaking of PMW, Waves made a PIE based plugin and the SKnote SDC's second stage claims to be PMW based as well.

[@MrRmuse]

Thanks for a brilliantly comprehensive explanation of my ultimately favourite studio tool. As an acolyte of all things related to compression and compressors, this is the best video. Thanks loads!

[@lolaurent5606]

Une des seuls chaînes avec un vrai contenu...franchement, je la conseille à mes potes musiciens...TOP

[@heysimoo]

Great job, very clear and precise. Cheers mate

[@DadRockAndGuitars]

Very cool quick rundown of the different kinds of compressors. Looking forward to the rest of the series!

[@JackMajor]

Exactly what i was looking for; concise with deliberate terminology and no bro-science production jargon. Excellent video! :)

[@wadewilliams1892]

Amazing delivery and compressor content. Thank you.

[@zackorr421]

Broooooo thank you so much for doing this. Just this video was very informative. Can’t wait to see in depth dives into each type with your thoughts on when and where to use them! Thanks!

[@thedormantmonkey]

Been looking forward so much for this!

[@GeorgeLocke]

Excellent, clear, concise

[@wyattalexander4041]

Ready 💪 For real though this is the only audio video with zero dislikes amazing channel!!!

[@wyattalexander4041]

MixbusTV haha Wow I’d say that’s not bad at all!!

[@kristalianacarter3359]

Thank you for starting this series!

[@coldskoolbeatz]

The only channel I don’t skip the commercials so you guys can fully monetize your efforts. Good s*** fam!

[@adambourke3999]

Great stuff man , enlightening. Your love for compressors is obvious like the tattoos on your forearms which seem inspired by FET transistors :)

[@nozzlegoblin1]

Hey, thank you for this video, it answered a huge chunk of my questions almost immediately after they became questions. Great timing!

[@sebastiandiaz29]

Best mixing and gear head channel on youtube, just a thing, I believe the waves pie compressor is an emulation of a PWM type, good idea for a series David.

[@OverdriveMusic]

Just bought the Audioscape Diode Limiter. Keen to use it.

[@searchiemusic]

i was about to call you out for skipping pwm but my god lad you did it lol, played me, if anyone wants a cheap solid pwm compressor the fostex 3070 is super underrated, almost no low end distortion

[@marcusjayallen]

what a wealth of knowledge of a video right here. so awesome thank you!!!

[@rufian2630]

Awesome, awesome bud...this is great. Really looking forward to the rest of the videos!

[@BobbyBriscoeBeats]

Super informative! Thank you for taking the time to create this.

[@WilliamJohnston]

Wow, content like this is golden! So helpful and greatly appreciated, thank you!

[@MIxstarsOnline]

Love this and excited about the upcoming vids? Are they coming everyday?

[@VoxJ]

Great series and looking forward to the upcoming vids. Thanks!

[@MrMemyselfandi415]

Just a heads up...This format is way better than a screen shot while you talk. Granted, the ones I've seen like that are plug ins, and they're still very helpful, but there's something about seeing you sit here while rocking out the details with us. Thanks.

[@geoffreymerrifield5666]

Excellent video David. Again helped me decide on a Heritage Audio Successor over a WesAudio, Tegeler Crème and others. Bless You Bro!

[@mentorlatifi6221]

Can't wait......you are doing great job for us !

[@chiefindisguise]

Excellent, can't wait for the other episodes!

[@DavidSJ_DAP]

Cool, I am totally down for a multi-part marathon geek-out...I'm in...

[@alban6101]

Well done Sir, as usual... Thanks for your clarity, on every subjects, always ... Alban

[@paulmiano7029]

Really great video. You do an awesome job of breaking them down conceptually.

[@ananyachowdhury8455]

Thanks david...very helpful information...

[@ZijunTan]

this is my 2nd time watching this video it's so informative it helped me a lot THANKS DAvid

[@Bonzvy]

I am so hyped for the series!! Cant wait for it!

[@TheMixClub]

Looking forward to the new videos in the series!!!! Great idea

[@rivella99]

Would it be possible to create a new playlist for this video and all following of that series? There are so many videos in no order which makes it not easy to find/navigate.

[@mixbustv]

sure

[@dylanschiavone2144]

@@mixbustv I'm also looking for this playlist as I'm having the same problem

[@limbophonic1]

look forward to the series, great idea

[@claudius3124]

Great! Looking forward for the next videos in the series..... Thanks David! Have a great day! ;-)

[@meatballsubsandwich]

Looking forward to this series. What would be your first suggested compressor for someone new to outboard gear? Specifically in the 500 series. Thank you.

[@francoisberkinjr5088]

First time I see a great video with no dislikes 😀

[@poeniiii]

This video is so useful that I saved into my favourite list

[@nocuelatio9798]

Bravo Palomas!

[@SAZIZMUSIC]

Very informative. Thank you.

[@beachforestmountain4269]

Very good - thanks David.

[@RealHomeRecording]

Solid video, good sir!

[@rdean150]

Love this idea. Keep em coming!

[@Sjammienators]

Thanks alot !!

[@samiwow]

Great video! I'm looking forward to see what you have to say on all those compression technologies.

[@samiwow]

Maybe the same with EQ's later on ?

[@Archaic1Eye]

Excellent breakdown.

[@trashunicorn2308]

Best on KZbin, period

[@tombaleone9585]

I appreciate this explanation....

[@deobeatsmusic]

Omg... Yaaaaaaay!!! Let's go.. Finally..

[@wlaaaaaaaaaa123]

Hey man Ik this is an older vid but great shit. Love watching these while having some lunch :)

[@thimovijfschaft3271]

Funny how you adviced to use fairchail compressors in a subtle and transparant way, while I liked it the most when I used it in paralel on a drumbus while absolutely cranking the living shit out of the knobs in mid side. I really liked how that changed the stereofield. And pulled up so many detailed details while also making the drums sound more moving and alive. I played with a hardware version

[@runemidsun]

One word - YES 😊

[@MaartenFranken]

Great topic to get into detail, very nice

[@richardharmon9596]

Absolutely Awesome info

[@contraspower6302]

This video is gold🔥

[@reactormovie1529]

MixBus TV! King 👑 of Kings 👑

[@tonymitchell2026]

Thanks for the info. Great job... as usual!!

[@arkistriph1]

This is "Good Soup" as my son would say. Thank you.

[@trentmiller6123]

Thank you for doing this series! I’m about to purchase my first hardware comp to go with my first hardware EQ (just released revision of the Manley Mastering Massive Passive) and I can’t wait for the next videos!! I’d love to know which types and models you’d say are “must-haves” for mastering in each group of similar genres (for me it’s the broad electronic genre, minus EDM)! Thanks again!!

[@benschwartzdrums]

great video my man!

[@Millo1868]

Very informative--thanks! I see JBL's on your desk, do you like these among the most affordable monitors?

[@mixbustv]

Not necessarily, I got them when I moved to LA and my room wasn't ready, I got used to them

[@vinkarume6205]

Thank you for the billionth time sir!!!

[@deobeatsmusic]

Great video... Alot of stuff i didn't know.wow..thanks again.. Btw. Where did the white Kali's go? 🤔

[@deobeatsmusic]

@@mixbustv oh now i understand... Great job

[@whitefiretor7768]

Incredible! I am already 110% invested! :D

[@whitefiretor7768]

@@mixbustv No worries! Excuse the brick wall of text... sometimes I get a little carried away when writing back an email and don't know when to stop. 😅

[@TheRobGuard]

Great video, love this kind if information! Id also love a video explaining how to hook it all up with a patchbay? What if you wanna use like 20 different outboard gear, would you not need a patchbay then? I have 16 input and 16 output channels using one audio interface with 8 channels and a digital adat for 8 more. But that wouldnt be enough to hook up like 20 outboard gear.

[@Napsterholic]

Love it bro!!! Make some more, give some more knowledge on compression. One of the complex things in engineering world

[@Paraay]

Woah🔥🔥.... heavy introduction ❤️❤️❤️

[@professorfarnsworth3164]

Great info thanks!

[@guille_toledo76]

Thnx...super well explained !

[@omniripple]

killed it! good job!

[@jarcauco]

Great!! Thank you 🙏🏻🍀

[@cleantones]

Wow. This is great.

[@adriandonal]

Already love this series!

[@sekritskworl-sekrit_studios]

Are these in their own playlist (I can't seem to find the other videos in the series easily).

[@DeeKeyLP]

Hey! I think you forgot the distressor! Great compressor for really high GR with integrated clipping module Btw thank you

[@maisonmallninja]

Came for the hair, stayed for the eloquent technical descriptions.

[@jdanielcramer]

Cool, yup no one talks about some of these👍

[@sgfdancecompany]

VCA don't miss the sonimus Satson in my opinion the best one in SSL emulation

[@rocketsauce5067]

I have the ART dual leveler that is PWM and it is awesome and affordable.

[@Da_truth242]

Great video! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@WavetableMetaphysics]

Fountain of knowledge.

[@Sarant]

@MixbusTV did you ever work with the pultec eqp-1a? Would love to hear something about that from your point of view.

[@Liquifireguitargeek]

Would you say a diode bridge can be used for tracking agressive pop rock and metal vocals instead of a 1173?

[@intersweat]

I’ve got the perfect title - “Compressors? Why so serious?” ... you’re welcome ;)

[@adammaznev4069]

This serious couldn't be even more serious