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Understanding

Compressors

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An overall introduction to compression and what is coming up in this huge course

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Understanding Compressors - Introduction 02:09
Basic Controls 1 - Introduction To The Basic Controls 01:30
Basic Controls 2 - Threshold 01:36
Basic Controls 3 - Ratio 02:27
Basic Controls 4 - Threshold and Ratio Example 02:59
Basic Controls 5 - Attack 02:22
Basic Controls 6 - Release 04:14
Basic Controls 7 - Peak/RMS and Knee 02:06
Compression Application 1 - Drum Compression Intro 02:48
Compression Application 2 - Compressing the Kick 02:43
Compression Application 3 - Compressing the Snare 02:06
Compression Application 4 - Compressing the Toms 01:50
Compression Application 5 - Compressing the Cymbals 03:52
Compression Application 6 - Compressing the Drum Group 04:48
Compression Application 7 - Compressing the Bass 03:01
Compression Application 8 - Compressing a Guitar 02:52
Compression Application 9 - Compressing a Vocal 04:39
Compression Application 10 - Compressing a Snare - Attack 02:12
Compression Application 11 - Compressing a slushy snare 01:31
Compression Application 12 - Compressing an Electronic Loop 02:49
Compression Effect 1 - Side-chain in Ableton Live 05:10
Compression Effect 2 - Side-chain in Logic Pro Part 1 05:17
Compression Effect 3 - Side-chain in Logic Pro Part 2 02:31
Compression Effect 4 - Side-chain in Cubase 5 07:23
Compression Effect 5 - Compressors in Series 03:01
Compression Effect 6 - Parallel Compression in Ableton 05:21
Compression Effect 7 - Parallel Compression in Logic Pro 1 04:23
Compression Effect 8 - Parallel Compression in Logic Pro 2 03:54
Compression Effect 9 - Parallel Compression in Cubase 5 07:36
Course description

In this Sonic Academy compression extravaganza, we will show you the full shebang starting with what compression does, the controls, how to apply it, using compression to get effects such as parallel, ducking and the all important side-chaining compression effect.

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