Sound Tips

Your Compressor Has a Tempo (And You Probably Never Set It)

Your drum bus is compressed and the groove walks like it's wearing boots two sizes too big. So you blame the ratio. You try 2:1, then 8:1, then a more expensive plugin. The two knobs you never touched are the ones doing the damage. Attack and release aren't tone controls, they're timing controls, and your song already told you the tempo.

- September 8th, 2026