Javier Perez

How to compress drums for that full, round, professional sound: what to check first, the compressor setup, and the advanced techniques.

Compression settings for electric and acoustic guitar, the advanced techniques, and the mistakes that kill a guitar performance.

Makeup gain, input gain and output gain all live on a compressor and all do different jobs. Here’s what each one is for.

Attack and release control how a compressor reacts over time. Here’s what they do, how they change the sound, and how to set them.

The knee decides how gently a compressor starts working. Here’s the difference between hard and soft knee, and how to set it for each source.