Oct 13 2020 51 mins 5
The VT-7 Compressor has an interesting backstory, including a Nashville dinner with my friend, Cranesong’s Dave Hill back in 2003. In this episode, I tell the story of how the VT-7 came about, and explain how a pulse-width modulator (PWM) compressor works and why it is an excellent way to create a versatile compressor/limiter. I also go through the history of the compressor and the various methods used over the years. The operation of the controls on the VT-7 are described, with some ideas on how best to set them for a given compression task. The VT-7 has become an indispensable tool for many of the world’s top recordists, mixers, and mastering engineers. It is often used in conjunction with the VT-5 Equalizer, on the mix bus, or in the mastering chain. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, I always appreciate hearing from you. Send me email at [email protected] And if you have friends who would find this podcast interesting, please pass along the link to them. Don’t forget that you can use a podcast app, like Apple Podcasts and many others, to automatically notify you when a new episode is available, and/or automatically download each episode.
