
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.
