Vocal Compression Secret the Pros Won’t Tell You

[@bf4lvr]

Nice

[@inswainaudio]

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[@craigcandor]

Would you say this example (your song) is maxed out on compression? Like, is it so compressed that even if you compressed only 1 more decibel, it would be audibly worse?

[@inswainaudio]

Exactly how much compression one uses is subjective. Of course, I personally think that it could not be compressed 1db more, otherwise I would have. I also think that it couldn't be compressed 1db less, otherwise I would have. However, I think a better answer to your question is this: is this vocal on the "heavier" side of compression? Yes, I'd say it's pretty heavily compressed; but that is the in-your-face sound I was going for from the inception of the song. There are many songs compressed this much though, and some even moreso. It's definitely not an outlier in terms of compression. I hope this helps!