What is a FET compressor good for?

What is a FET compressor good for?

FET compressors emulate the tube/valve sound using transistor circuits. They are fast and bright sounding and are popular with rock genres for exactly these reasons. FET compressors add both punch and colour to a sound and can be extremely useful on percussive sounds or sounds that need a snappy transients.

What does FET mean compressor?

field effect transistor
FET compressors, which stands for field effect transistor, are devices from the family of dynamic audio effects.

What is an analog compressor?

A hardware compressor that operates on an audio signal using analog circuits, such as tube or optical circuits, to compress the audio signal.

Why are analog compressors better?

Part of the reason some people prefer analog is because it begins to distort without clipping (in most cases). So in that sense you can probably say that analog compressors won’t clip, because it’s sort of not in the nature of analog signals to “clip” the way digital signals do.

Do I need analog compressor?

You do not need a hardware compressor to achieve quality compression. The compression plugins included in your DAW provide all the compression you’ll ever need.

Do drums need compression?

This is especially important with drums, which can have extremely sharp peaks on hits. Proper use of compression will let you clamp down on the tracks without crushing them, and also let you shape the snap, crack, and sustain you want in your drums.

How much compression should a drum have?

between 3-6 dB
Compression can be tricky, but it’s one of the keys to achieving a modern drum sound. It’s common to apply between 3-6 dB of gain reduction to the kick and snare. Toms sometimes get compressed as well, but it depends on how often they’re used in a song.

How does a VCA compressor work?

A VCA (voltage-controlled amplifier) compressor is an analog compressor that utilizes a VCA control to apply compression. The input signal is split through an integrated circuit into a detector path (to control the VCA compression) and an output path.