Uploaded July 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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I hung out with Chris and Charlie recently at Summer NAMM 2019, and we talked about the different types of compression, and applications of when you would use each type. We also filmed an extensive amount of audio demons with several of the compressors.

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