Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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Do you have a hard time making sense of the controls on a compressor? If so, you're not alone. Years ago I learned the secret to setting a compressor from the book Mixing With Your Mind by Michael Stavrou.

How I Mix Drums
youtube.com/watch?v=41uwbskUNSk&t=450s

Mixing With Your Mind
mixingwithyourmind.com

1:20 Temporary Settings
2:24 Attack (Acoustic Guitar)
3:43 Release
4:56 Ratio
6:10 Threshold
8:20 Bass Guitar

My Sennheiser HD600 Mixing Headphones
geni.us/sennheiserhd600

My Camera Gear:
Sony A7siii | geni.us/sony_a7s3​
Sigma 24-70 Sony E-Mount | geni.us/sigma2470e​
Sony 20mm 1.8 | geni.us/sony20mm
Deity V-Mic D3 Pro | geni.us/DeityVmicD3Pro​
Peak Design Backpack | geni.us/peakdesignbackpack15L​
Peak Design Tripod | geni.us/peakdesignaluminum
Zoom H5 | geni.us/Zoom_H5
Rode Wireless Go 2 | geni.us/rodewirelessgotwo
Yongnuo YN360 | geni.us/yongnuoyn360
Aputure MC | geni.us/Aputuremc