Punchy Drums with Parallel Compression (New York Compression Explained)

Want your drums to sound fat, punchy, and professional? In this video I’ll show you how to use Parallel NY Compression to make your drums cut through any mix.

We’ll cover what parallel compression is, what makes it “NY compression”, the best compressor and EQ settings, and how to blend it all together for that clean but powerful sound.

For this tutorial I’m using:
🔹 Pulsar 1178 (1176-style compressor)
🔹 UADx Pultec EQP-1A (classic EQ for low-end weight & high-end snap)

Follow along with the timecodes:
0:00 Intro
0:44 What is Parallel Compression
1:06 What Makes It NY Compression
1:32 COMPRESSOR SETTINGS
3:49 EQ SETTINGS
4:41 BLENDING THE SIGNAL
5:36 QUICK RECAP

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