Tips for home recording (indie music production). A discussion about compression from a veteran recording engineer. This shows a basic way to perform a type of vocal compression by hand. In showing this simple trick, it becomes easier to picture what compression is even if you don’t want to go to the trouble to do it this way. This is also a way to improve vocals even if you don’t have a compressor. Just make sure that you understand that you’re trying to turn up the stuff that’s low and turn down the stuff that’s too high. ** Comments are turned off for this video, as they’re not needed. If you like the information then use it. If you don’t like the information, then go in peace. ** Linden Hudson once wrote a song on one of history’s most famous albums. The song was “Thug” and it appeared on the ZZ Top “Eliminator” album. Then Linden spent the next five years suing ZZ Top for his money. This was a tough time for Linden as Linden had a newborn son and was having a hard time paying his bills during the lawsuit. Why do stars to this to the little people? Are they afraid they’ll have one less Mercedes in the driveway? This story is rather easy to verify. Just search the internet for Linden Hudson and pick through the stories and articles. There’s even a story in an old Rolling Stone Magazine. You can find info at the following internet sites too (just search each page for Linden Hudson): www.famoustexans.com www.houstonpress.com www.classicbands.com www.weblo.com …