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Understanding compression and how to hear it is an essential mixing skill.
In this video I share with you not only what compression is (as many of you will already have an idea), but when, where and how to use it to get the very best results from your mix.
So firstly…what is compression?
Changing the volume of a signal over time to reduce the dynamic range.
The dynamic range is the difference between the quietest part of the sound and the loudest.
Compression (depending on how you apply it) either makes the quieter parts louder in volume, or the louder parts quieter.
This is useful for making a sound more even, or to give it more body.
Most sounds consist of transients and decay.
Transients are the initial hit (e.g. of a piano or a drum), and the decay is how long that sound takes to die out.
When compressing, you are trying to get the dynamic balance of the initial transients and the decay just right.
Too much compression and your signal will sound like a squashed mess.
Too little and you won’t hear the quiet decay parts unless you push up the volume of the entire signal, in which case the transients will be too loud.
You can apply compression to a single sound, or to multiple sounds together (for example, using a buss), or to the entire mix. Usually, a good mixing engineer will use compression at all of these stages.
There is not one setting that will work for compression, as the correct amount will depend on:
A - the sound entering the compressor
b - the effect you’re trying to create (e.g. country music vs. Dubstep)
C - a degree of personal taste
Here are the standard compression controls:
Threshold
Ratio
Attack
Decay
..And here’s the best analogy I’ve seen!
Threshold - The volume at which your mum tells you to turn down your music
Ratio - The amount you turn down your music when she tells you to
Attack - How FAST you turn it down when she tells you to
Release - How quickly you turn the music back up when she leaves the room
In this tutorial we go in-depth into:
00:00 – Introduction
00:40 – Non-compressed vs. Compressed
01:15 – Compression explained
03:48 - The controls on a compressor
05:16 - Threshold
05:30 - Ratio
07:10 - Preparing vocal levels for compression
07:58 - Gain reduction
11:20 - Attack
12:40 - Make-up gain
12:58 - Release
14:53 - Parallel compression
15:25 - Knee
16:32 - Serial compression
19:13 - Different compressor options
21:19 - Everything together
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