Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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🎓 *Compression That Finally Makes Sense* - bit.ly/EasyCompression
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🔌*PLUGINS USED*
1) Fabfilter Pro Q4: bit.ly/CS_Pro_Q4
2) Arturia Pre 1973: bit.ly/Pre1973
3) UAD 1176: bit.ly/PB1176
4) UAD LA-2A: bit.ly/PBLA-2A
5) Smooth Operator Pro: bit.ly/CSSmoothOpPro
6) Sonible pure:deess: bit.ly/PureDeess
7) UAD Pure Plate Reverb: bit.ly/pureplateFREE

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*AUDIO INTERFACES I USE*
1️⃣ Universal Audio Apollo X4: geni.us/MP96
2️⃣ RME Fireface UFX III: geni.us/CTYjc

*STUDIO MONITORS*
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*MIDI CONTROLLER KEYBOARDS*
1️⃣ Arturia KeyLab 88 Mk3: geni.us/kaGNXY
2️⃣ NI S61 MK3: geni.us/CmuMfRP

*MIDI Control Surface*
ICon QCon Pro G2: geni.us/6nzw

*MICROPHONES*
1️⃣ Audio Technica AT2020: geni.us/rwKKx
2️⃣ Rode NT1A: geni.us/qSVXr4B
3️⃣ Shure SM57: geni.us/UyQAX
4️⃣ Shure SM58:geni.us/AibMU7B
5️⃣ Shure SM7B: geni.us/QKBsHH
6️⃣ Warm Audio CX12: geni.us/hP9fN
7️⃣ Neumann U87 AI: geni.us/zzSHo
8️⃣ Universal Audio SD-1: geni.us/NuzHnT
9️⃣ Rode NT5 (Pair): geni.us/vQTyy
🔟 Neumann KM184 (Pair): geni.us/jmH9y4C

*HEADPHONES*
1️⃣ Sennheiser HD 280 Pro: geni.us/y68gn8F
2️⃣AKG K240 Studio: geni.us/X3yrJ
3️⃣AKG K702:geni.us/tCoWH
4️⃣Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro: geni.us/gJBAw
5️⃣Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro: geni.us/MpIvTRT
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8️⃣Audeze MM500: geni.us/57t5t
9️⃣Audeze LCD-XC: geni.us/a2EVKO

*MIC PREAMPS*
1️⃣ART Voice Channel Tube Channel Strip: geni.us/tVVY
2️⃣Warm Audio WA-MPX: geni.us/d1SpTN4

*RACK GEAR*
1️⃣Warm Audio WA-2A: geni.us/jTIUJz3
2️⃣Warm Audio WA-76: geni.us/NwSA51s
3️⃣Warm Audio WA-1B: geni.us/flxsxA9
4️⃣ART Head Amp 6 Pro: geni.us/5BiDeS
5️⃣Samson S-Patch Plus: geni.us/F08FpSb

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1️⃣ Arturia FX Collection 5: bit.ly/FXCollection5
2️⃣ NI Komplete: bit.ly/CSKomplete
3️⃣ FabFilter Pro-Q 3: bit.ly/CSProQ4
4️⃣ iZotope Ozone 11: bit.ly/iZotope11
5️⃣ Addictive Drums 2: bit.ly/CSAddictive2

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00:00 Intro
02:37 Preamp
04:11 Corrective EQ
05:24 Serial Compression
08:31 Post Compression EQ
09:58 De-esser
11:01 Reverb Bus
13:48 Masking Sidechains

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