Skip to content
ProducerTube

The compressor models inside Logic's stock compressor, compared

Jono Buchanan MusicEditor's pick
YouTube
9K views · 2 years ago · tutorial

Starting from what a compressor does, Jono Buchanan runs a whole mix through each of the seven models in Logic's Compressor (Platinum, FET, VCA and Opto variants) so you hear how each one behaves.

Shows which hardware-style model to reach for in Logic's own compressor, with each one heard on the same mix.

  1. 2:11 Platinum Digital
  2. 3:03 What do Compressors do?
  3. 4:38 Unifying settings and exploring Platinum Digital
  4. 8:08 Studio FET
  5. 11:37 Vintage FET
  6. 13:03 Studio VCA
  7. 14:33 Understanding Attack Time
  8. 15:16 Classic VCA
  9. 17:03 Vintage VCA
  10. 18:54 Vintage Opto

Keyboard shortcuts

/Focus the search box
j / kSelect the next / previous video in the list
EnterOpen the selected video
sSave or unsave the selected video (or this video, on a video page)
pPlay (on a video page)
?Show this help
EscClose this help, or leave the search box