One technique I like to do is to do a low cut or high pass filter before the compressor, then compress, and then do our tonal shaping EQ, after the compressor. But just be aware that some compressors add tonal color, so if you EQ after the compressor, you can take that into account as you work. Do we EQ first, or compress first? There's no right or wrong answer. Because of this, we almost always rely on compression as a tool to help tame and narrow the dynamic range so we can make a vocalist's level sit more solidly in a mix. It moves wildly from too loud to too quiet even in the course of one phrase of a verse. You can use compression five different ways that all sound different but still GOOD. The human voice has a large range, and compressors help us prepare our podcast audio so that listening to that range of sounds, everything from whispering to. It turns out that the human voice is one of the most dynamic instruments we'll encounter in recording. What is dynamic range? It's the range between loud and soft volume of a recorded sound.

While equalization allows us to work with the frequency range, compression allows us to work with the dynamic range of a voice.

How to compress vocals