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Post by andyhowell on Sept 8, 2017 15:57:26 GMT
A few months ago I said I would do this. I've tried to break down the use of compressor for those who find them a bit daunting.
The Compressor is different fro other functions, like EQ. It is not easy to play with these on the fly simply because there are so any parameters. The good news is that they are quite easy to understand when you are pointed in the right direction.
This lasts for about 40 minutes and benefits from headphones or good quality speakers as you can hear the effect of the Compressor and it's different settings!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 11:03:04 GMT
I am going to sit down and watch this later today Andy- thanks for doing this. Over 26 years of teaching music technology, trying to teach compression is the biggest challenge, so I will be interested to see what ideas you have. I will have to use this video in my own teaching (cheeky I know !!)
Robbie
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Post by earthbalm on Sept 9, 2017 18:40:17 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2017 11:16:51 GMT
Really great explanation Andy. Loved all the video editing- really helped with the explaining.
How do you edit out the unwanted bits of your vocal track? Strip Silence function, or do you do it manually?
Thanks again for a great resource,
Robbie
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Post by andyhowell on Sept 10, 2017 17:22:51 GMT
Really great explanation Andy. Loved all the video editing- really helped with the explaining. How do you edit out the unwanted bits of your vocal track? Strip Silence function, or do you do it manually? Thanks again for a great resource, Robbie Thank goodness it works. When you think of it as a volume know you twiddle at a certain point alls falls into place. I can never get strip silence to work properly for me, although curiously it can on backing vocals. iIt is either too sensitive or not sensitive enough. I tend to do it by hand (as I think I did with that track). Leave some of the breathing in though as it retains a natural sound. Just take the wort out! I shall be doing a second of these on mastering — later in the week. SaveSave
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Post by vikingblues on Sept 10, 2017 19:34:46 GMT
That ranks as one of the clearest explanations of compression that I have heard - well done Andy! I very rarely use compression but I have not much attack on either my guitar or vocal sadly. But for that occasional use I feel I am now better equipped to make sensible settings. Mark
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Post by lavaman on Sept 11, 2017 9:10:12 GMT
Well done Andy, a very clear explanation of compression. It took me a long time to get on top of this topic and I agree with you that Graham Cochrane's Recording Revolution is a great resource to help understand the whole recording process using inexpensive equipment.
For anyone interested in compression, have a look at Dan Worrell's video on how his Fabfilter compressor works. The graphical displays help a lot to understand what effect each control has Iain
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Post by andyhowell on Sept 11, 2017 13:48:31 GMT
Well done Andy, a very clear explanation of compression. It took me a long time to get on top of this topic and I agree with you that Graham Cochrane's Recording Revolution is a great resource to help understand the whole recording process using inexpensive equipment. For anyone interested in compression, have a look at Dan Worrell's video on how his Fabfilter compressor works. The graphical displays help a lot to understand what effect each control has Iain Fab Filter is a wonderful company and their plugins are well worth forking out for. I use their EQ pretty much exclusively. A great company. SaveSave
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Post by Cams on Sept 21, 2017 7:13:21 GMT
Good work Andy. Compression is a very useful tool and one which I used quite extensively in my bluegrass album, mainly the 1176 and LA-2A for mixing and Shadow Hills for mastering. It was possibly the thing I had the most trouble getting my head round. I used Joe Gilder of Home Studio Corner's material to learn mixing and he did a whole course on compression. He does Dueling Mixes along with Graham Cochrane and I found this incredibly useful as training for mixing. In fact, it was probably the best thing I bought to get me to the place where I felt comfortable making an album.
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Post by andyhowell on Sept 21, 2017 14:37:49 GMT
Good work Andy. Compression is a very useful tool and one which I used quite extensively in my bluegrass album, mainly the 1176 and LA-2A for mixing and Shadow Hills for mastering. It was possibly the thing I had the most trouble getting my head round. I used Joe Gilder of Home Studio Corner's material to learn mixing and he did a whole course on compression. He does Dueling Mixes along with Graham Cochrane and I found this incredibly useful as training for mixing. In fact, it was probably the best thing I bought to get me to the place where I felt comfortable making an album. Yep. These two guys are superb!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2018 19:35:47 GMT
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Post by andyhowell on Mar 12, 2018 22:21:08 GMT
Mastering! Dark arts Gregg ;-)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2018 6:56:05 GMT
Not really, just lots and lots of practise, a bit like guitar.
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Post by andyhowell on Mar 13, 2018 8:09:47 GMT
Not really, just lots and lots of practise, a bit like guitar. Agreed. I find it a fascinating subject but then I am a sad .....
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2018 11:05:12 GMT
Been doing it ten years now, about seven full time. It's like anything really, the more you do it the better you get. The more experience you have working on many different styles of music, but in the same room, on the same monitors, the easier and quicker it is to already know what, if any, processing you will apply, on first hearing the track. Single tracks are very easy. The real skill comes in balancing an album, where recordings may have been done at different times in different studios with different gear. Getting a cohesive whole in terms of both loudness and timbre is very important to album flow. Compilations are hard! (I just started work this week on a double CD comp for Interchill Records in Canada). It takes time to establish a name and client base. Each year I've grown things bigger than the year before, but I'm still not nearly at full capacity. Still, working from home certainly beats the 9-5 vibe! I have a reputation for dynamics and sound quality over insane loudness, and have done most of my work with electronic music artists, but am hoping to work with more acoustic and Folk artists in the future. I'd be happy to do a free single track master for any member here, time permitting!
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