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Most engineers know about optical, FET, and VCA compressors… but almost nobody talks about Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) compression.
When I first saw the legendary DW Fearn VT-7 at Bob Horn’s studio, I didn’t even understand what I was looking at. Then Calin from MixWave sent me their official VT-7 plugin, built alongside the Fearn team, and I finally had the excuse to figure it out.
In this video, I’ll break down:
✅ What PWM compression actually is (in simple terms)
✅ Why the DW Fearn VT-7 is such a unique, musical compressor
✅ My go-to settings for clean glue, fat tone, and punchy snap in mastering
✅ How PWM compares to optical, FET, and VCA styles
This is one of the cleanest, fastest, and most musical forms of compression I’ve ever used — and now I can’t unhear it in my workflow.
🎧 Watch until the end to hear 3 different flavors of PWM compression in action, and why it feels “limitless” compared to other analog emulations.
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