Release Year: 2016
Manufacturer: Pro Studio Live
Manufacturer’s Website: prostudiolive.com/archive/the-complete-guide-to-compression/97
Manufacturer’s Website: 07:00:33
Type of Material Distributed: Video Lesson
Language: English
- 2.02 GB
Description: Compressors are the most mysterious of all studio processors, and yet they are one of the most important in modern music production. Whether you’re recording, mixing, mastering, live sound, broadcasting, or podcasting, you need to know how to use compressors. In this class, you’ll learn everything about compressors. We’ll take you from a basic understanding of compression through the subtle differences between the most popular compressors.
Learning these differences and knowing where to apply them can take a good recording/mix and turn it into a great recording/mix. We’ll teach you a foolproof system for adjusting any compressor on any instrument—it’s all about adjusting the controls in the right order, knowing what’s possible, and using your ears. We’ll also show you how to try out true compressor/instrument combinations to achieve specific genre sounds. Because compressors are the most complex and dynamically rich studio processors, they’re where we spend most of our time. But since there are many ways to control dynamics, you’ll also learn how to use expanders, gates, and limiters. Compressors are the most mysterious of all studio processors, and yet they are one of the most important in today’s music production. Whether you’re into recording, mixing, mastering, live sound, broadcasting, or podcasting, you need to know how to use compressors. In this class, you’ll learn everything about using compressors. We’ll take you from a basic understanding of compression through the subtle differences between the most popular compressors.
Learning these differences and knowing where to apply them can take an OK recording/mix and make it a great recording/mix. We’ll teach you a foolproof system for setting up any compressor on any instrument—it’s all about setting up the controls in the correct order, knowing what’s possible, and using your ears. We’ll also show you tried and true compressor/instrument combinations to get genre specific sounds. Because compressors are the most complex and abundant studio dynamics processors, that’s where we’ll spend most of our time. But because there are many ways to control dynamics, you’ll also learn how to use expanders, gates and limiters.
In this class you’ll learn…
Digital audio compression. Basic compressor controls. Advanced compressor controls. Different types of compressors. What compressors are commonly used for certain instruments. How to setup any compressor on any instrument.
What to listen for when setting up a compressor on:
Drums (Kick, Snare, Toms, Overheads, Room Mics). Drum Busses. Bass Guitars (clean and distorted). Synthesizers. Acoustic Guitars (rhythm and lead). Electric Guitars (rhythm and lead). Vocals (lead, backgrounds, harmonies). Voice Overs.
Advanced techniques like:
Sidechain compression. Serial compression. Parallel compression. Multiband compression. Mix bus compression. Mid-Side (MS) compression. Automating the controls.
You’ll also learn how to…
Use Expanders and Gates on:
Live drums to reduce bleed. Drum samples to change their envelope. Bass and electric guitar to get rid of hiss and hum. Vocal tracks to reduce breath noise. Voiceover tracks to reduce room noise and AC hum.
Advanced Expander/Gate techniques like:
Sidechaining a synth pad with a percussion loop to add motion. Using gating and compression together in a channel strip. Use envelope modulators like SPL’s Transient, Waves’ TransX and Logic’s Enveloper.
Content :
├── 01 What are Dynamics Processors.mp4
├── 02 Compression Basics.mp4
├── 03 Compressor Controls.mp4
├── 04 Advanced Compressor Controls.mp4
├── 05 Types of Compressors.mp4
├── 06 Setting the Compressor.mp4
├── 07 Kick, Snare and Toms.mp4
├── 08 Overheads and Room Mics.mp4
├── 09 Drums Bus.mp4
├── 10 Clean Electric Bass.mp4
├── 11 Synth Bass.mp4
├── 12 Acoustic Guitar.mp4
├── 13a Vocals Part 1a (Easy).mp4
├── 13b Vocals Part 1b (Easy).mp4
├── 14 Vocals Part 2 (Aggressive).mp4
├── 15 Sidechain Compression Part 1 – EDM Pumping Synth Effect.mp4
├── 16 Sidechain Compression Part 2 – Making Room in the Mix.mp4
├── 17 Sidechain Compression Part 3 – Trailing Delay.mp4
├── 18 Serial Compression.mp4
├── 19 Parallel Compression.mp4
├── 20 Multiband Compression.mp4
├── 21 Mix Bus Compression.mp4
├── 22 Mid Side Compression.mp4
├── 23 Frequency Dependent Compression.mp4
├── 24 Limiters.mp4
├── 25 Gates and Expanders.mp4
├── 26 Gates and Expanders on a Multitrack Set of Drums.mp4
├── 27 Using a Gate to Change the Envelope of a Drum Sample.mp4
├── 28 Using a Gate to Get Rid of Unwanted Noise for a Distorted Bass.mp4
├── 32 Expanders and Gates on Vocals.mp4
Example files: none
Video format: MP4
Video: AVC, 1280×720 (16:9), 30,000 fps, ~548 kbps avg, 0.020 bit/pixel
Audio: 48.0 KHz, AAC LC, 2 ch, ~256 Kbps
