Summary

In this chapter, we learned about the various types of compressors and equalizers. Compressors can make your sounds appear thicker and fuller. Gates can reduce unwanted background noises. Sidechaining can be used to give your bassline a pumping groove. Limiters can be used to raise the volume of your mix. Equalizers can be used to enhance desired frequencies and reduce unwanted ones.

In the next chapter, we will investigate additional mixing techniques with stereo width.