Audio Compressors
If you’re looking to add that proverbial “glue” to your mix, you’re in luck: Solid State Logic has announced the release of the SSL Bus Compressor Classic, a refresh and revival of the discontinued and highly sought-after SSL FX384 in a 1U rack-mount format, now available for order at B&H.
Among the many tools audio engineers use to sculpt and shape raw audio into a final work, most would say that compressors are in the top two most ubiquitous and useful. In concept, compressors are simple tools: they make the loud parts of sound quieter and the quiet parts louder, reducing dynamic range so that everything can be heard more clearly. They were first developed out of necessity, designed to solve critical technical problems in the early days of AM radio broadcasts—loud signals would distort, and quiet signals would be lost behind