DynamicsMixing
Glue Compression
Definition
Light, transparent compression applied to a group bus or mix bus to make individual elements feel cohesive and unified, as though they share the same acoustic space.
In Simple Terms
Light compression on a group of tracks that makes them feel like a single, unified sound instead of separate recordings. It's the difference between instruments playing in the same room versus pasted together from different sessions.
In Practice
A 2:1 ratio bus compressor with moderate attack and release applied to the drum bus glues the individual kit microphones into a single, coherent instrument.