Lars Lentz Audio™

Techniques in electronic music and audio production.

Category: Compressors

  • Master Chains

    Each individual approaches the art of mastering music in their own unique way, influenced by their personal experiences, preferences, and the genres they are passionate about. I thought it might be beneficial to share my process in hopes of inspiring some ideas for others who are on a similar journey. This post serves as a…

  • Setting Compression on the Millennia Media TCL-2 Compressor Plugin

    I use the Millennia Media TCL-2 compressor plugin from Plugin Alliance for both mastering and on keyboard channels because of it’s smooth transparent nature. Here’s how I set it up for both situations.

  • Setting Compression on the Purple Audio MC-77 Compressor Plugin

    I use the Purple Audio MC-77 FET compressor plugin from Plugin Alliance to control and enhance my drums and other instruments, and here is how I set it up and use it.

  • Simulating a Real-World Piano After having been to Budapest and found an 1896 C. Bechstein piano in the lobby of The Continental Hotel, I’ve learned much more about how I can make the same sound of it or any other piano within Pianoteq or via other vst instruments and effects. But, in fact, I aim…

  • Last updated: 3-December-2021 I had the goal of creating a great multi-band compression/expansion scheme using Pro-MB. Fortunately for me, Xfer Records gives away a free plugin effect called OTT that is a three-band compressor. It performs upward and downward compression and is a recreation of the Ableton Live OTT setting  (Over the Top) in their…