
Release shapes the sound of your compressor a lot, dial it to taste.īut don’t let us convince you, take a listen to the Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor in action in this video!Īlso, if you need any help with figuring out what compression does, check out our very own tutorial on how compressors work. TIP: Only rarely will you ever need to leave a compressors Release on Automatic. To put it simply, its a dial that controls the pumping characteristics of your sidechain. The sidechain filter control allows you to select a frequency, below which the compressor won’t affect the source audio. Not only that, but it’s sidechain filter is something that we wished more plug-in makers could emulate. In our opinion it’s one of the best compressors for finalizing your mixes.īecause, the sheer quality of audio goodness you can get from this thing is incredible! Made originally for use with UAD DSP hardware units, it’s been recently released as a native plug-in as well.

The Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor is an absolutely legendary piece of kit.
