Compressed Air & Gas Leak Detection

How to Calculate Compressed Air System Wasted Air

🎛️ Annoying pumping in your mix after compression? Here's the fix. Your compressor might be reacting too much to the kick and bass. Here's a smarter way to dial it in. When low-end energy—like kicks—hits your compressor first, it can cause that unwanted "pumping" or "sucking" sound. The trick? Use a sidechain detection filter with a low-cut setting. 👉 Set it to around 150Hz so your compressor ignores the low-end when detecting. 💡 You’ll still compress the full mix, but only frequencies above