# Compression on every channel

**URL:** <https://community.mwtm.com/t/compression-on-every-channel/14662>\
**Category:** Tchad Blake Mixing Arctic Monkeys\
**Created:** [March 2, 2025, 10:55am UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/compression-on-every-channel/14662 "2025-03-02T10:55:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Marco\_Raaphorst](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.mwtm.com/marco_raaphorst/32/3153_2.png) [@Marco\_Raaphorst](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Marco_Raaphorst)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2025, 10:55am UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/compression-on-every-channel/14662/1 "2025-03-02T10:55:59Z")

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I have watched a couple of your video’s and noticed you don’t use compression on every track. Am I correct? Is it because you love dynamics and unexpected eardrum tickling? Or using saturating as compression?

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**Author:** ![Tchad\_Blake](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.mwtm.com/tchad_blake/32/202_2.png) [@Tchad\_Blake](https://community.mwtm.com/u/Tchad_Blake)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 10:34am UTC](https://community.mwtm.com/t/compression-on-every-channel/14662/2 "2025-03-03T10:34:29Z")

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I use compressors more for the sound they impart and less for gain control. (This doesn’t mean I never use comps for gain contrl) In general I prefer gear, digital or analog, that colours a sound. If you tell me a piece of gear is transparent I’m more likely to not want to check it out.  
So in answer to your question, I’ll add a compressor when I feel the need sonically.  
And yes, riding levels, saturation and 2bus comp/lim combos are more than enough to control final mix levels.