Parallel compression is a mixing secret to help add weight, punch, and consistency to snare drum hits without losing dynamics and ghost notes. In this article, we’ll explain the history, benefits, and reasons for using parallel compression, and how RC SNARE simplifies that process into one knob.

RC RING is an audio plugin for your DAW that reduces the ringing overtones of a drum without impacting the initial tone of the attack, and it does all of this automatically, without the need to understand fundamentals and overtones or read complex graphs with just 6 samples of latency and low CPU usage. Most importantly it’s free.

The snare drum is arguably the second most important element in a mix behind the lead vocal. It’s the backbeat of the groove and often a defining rhythmic signature of the song, which makes mixing it exceptionally important.

The goal is to focus on what computers are good at and what humans are good at and preserve as much humanity in the musician’s performance as possible. Let’s let the computers do the math and let the humans provide the taste.