How to Set Up Parallel Compression in Your DAW | Presonus

Parallel compression is a popular tactic to bring excitement and power to a track or mix. The process includes splitting the audio signal, heavily affecting one with compression, and blending it with the original signal.
How do you set up parallel compression in a DAW like Studio One? In this tutorial, Joe Gilder shows how easily you can set it up and how effective this process can be to improve your audio recordings.
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[@Lychegsye-nc6td]

Splitter is awesome 🎉🎉 but I wish it could get more love and be updated more regularly with cool updates (such as oversampling signals for old plugins etc)

[@mixprofmix]

I support what you said. Additionally, the frequency mode changes the sound when using more than a 2-band split. I think we need a Splitter with HQ or Linear Phase to maintain the phase and retain sound quality.

[@dotanlev-ari1439]

‏The question is, is it possible to do a volume automation to the parallel in this way?

[@michaeltablet8577]

Thank you for all the wonderful videos you have made for years. You are the reason i started recording and the reason I chose Studio One years ago. If only the experts who always leave negative comments had videos to watch. And I wonder if they are so busy doing things better then how do they have time to watch your videos and leave negative comments? Just wondering...

[@zazoomatt]

You are THE Audio Surgeon on this Technique . . . . Noted by the FAN . It IS a zoo out here without your Team Presonus Audio Surgeons

[@craigpollock8714]

Cool Joe. Love the stank face when you get the right sound with parallel compression - says it all 😆

[@presonus]

😆 that's the face one makes when the groove is 🔥

[@thewriterverse]

Thanks Joe. Interesting way to do this. I’ll try to do this in the next session. 😊

[@presonus]

Let us know how it works for you!

We now want to translate the videos you upload into other languages ​​using the KZbin dubbing feature. For example, Turkish.

[@Andrewnsnc]

Super cool Joe, I like to know how setup the side chain when te active button donst exist for example pluguins UAD. thank a lot!

[@Owl-qh2rh]

Great vid Mr G! Really got to get used to using the channels like that i keep forgetting 🤭 much appreciated 🙏🕊️

[@presonus]

Always happy to help!

[@cedricmi]

Gregor did a similar video a few weeks ago. I'll get flamed again, but I stand by my comment. To each his/her own, and it's always great to have more ways than one to do something. But for me the splitter as a tool for parallel compression is worse than the traditional way, with a bus, because you have to have one window more open and it's less easy to manipulate the faders than on a bus, especially with daw controllers. Perhaps the brilliant S1 developers could improve the splitter's integration in the console view, but I'm sure they have gazillions other priorities.

[@aceedmond8053]

Thanks Joe!

[@presonus]

You're welcome!

[@brunoperrin]

Merci Joe !

[@presonus]

Hope it helps!

[@georgezorbas9036]

My question is, should I add the parallel compression last of the other plugins, in the middle, first? ( Laughed with your comment at 02:54😂)

[@presonus]

That's subjective to your opinion! I would encourage you to try each out, and use your ears to determine which you like best!

[@resslerartstudios]

...so if the fat channel and pro Eq were not on the channel, I would not be seeing it in the splitter window. If the Pro Eq came after the splitter, would I see that in the splitter window?

[@damirvukelic8087]

You can place those plugins wherever you want them in that chain

[@resslerartstudios]

is this only used after recording session in the post mix? can this be on inputs before the red recording button is engaged?

[@presonus]

This can be on your insert when tracking.

[@Santiagoperroud_music]

Cool

[@apextraxx2903]

Wow After I set up a template that included parallel compression routing I find this. I normally use the splitter for instruments to create unique sounds 🤦🏾‍♂️👍🏾

[@presonus]

We're just offering up alternative workflows! We encourage you to do what's best for your workflow!

[@AndreasR86]

While it's good to have options, to me, it's an inferior way to do parallel compression for a drum bus. First of all, this way I can't control how much or little of every drum element I send. Sometimes I need or want to emphasize or de-emphasize certain channels going into the compressor and that's just not possible like this. Secondly, with the splitter you don't get a nice fader to wiggle around and automate. Don't get me wrong, splitter is great and has its uses, but the drum bus isn't one for me. Good old sending to bus is the better option in my opinion.

[@fabiomaldut7678]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHTNZHtji5arjKs I am trying to record but every time I play a new track it records what I recorded in the previous track also if I want to use it in metronome it records the click can someone help me with this problem

[@drefue]

This is not an efficient means to parallel compressing anything. Only serves to limit your options. Set up a bus, route your tracks and send as required. Doesn’t take any more time and gives you all the flexibility necessary for optimizing the tracks in question. C’mon, fellas, this is as gimmicky as it gets.

[@damirvukelic8087]

That's true. Though, after seeing so many videos on this type of processing, I never ever encountered anyone changing the send levels for the parallel bus. Most people simply crush the parallel drum bus and add the whole thing to taste. The only exception to this that I came across was not sending OHs and Rooms to the parallel bus at all.