When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When your beats are sounding weak or flat, overt parallel compression could well be the answer.

Parallel, or New York compression as it’s sometimes called, is a mixing technique that blends a dry and compressed signal, and is particularly popular for beats, bass, vocals and even the master bus.

For as long as records have been made, producers have looked for creative ways to make their tracks sound as good as they possibly can. Drum parts might be reinforced with samples to provide more ...