Comments on: The Beginner’s Guide to Compression – Basix http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-mastering/the-beginners-guide-to-compression/ Music, Sound & Audio Tutorials Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:32:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: George http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-mastering/the-beginners-guide-to-compression/#comment-35478 George Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:05:56 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=953#comment-35478 Good Article....that's my Year 12 Music Technology Lesson sorted for today! Good Article….that’s my Year 12 Music Technology Lesson sorted for today!

]]> By: Jonah http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-mastering/the-beginners-guide-to-compression/#comment-27692 Jonah Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:45:35 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=953#comment-27692 Thanks for this tutorial. Compression has always been very confusing to me as well, but this is a great start guide to getting familiar with compression. Thanks for this tutorial. Compression has always been very confusing to me as well, but this is a great start guide to getting familiar with compression.

]]> By: Die 5 besten Recording & Mixing Tutorials für Einsteiger « mound - a songwriter’s diary http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-mastering/the-beginners-guide-to-compression/#comment-10061 Die 5 besten Recording & Mixing Tutorials für Einsteiger « mound - a songwriter’s diary Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:40:22 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=953#comment-10061 [...] The Beginners Guide To Compression [...] [...] The Beginners Guide To Compression [...]

]]> By: balipublisher http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-mastering/the-beginners-guide-to-compression/#comment-6076 balipublisher Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:10:18 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=953#comment-6076 Thanks for your Tutorial. Now i understand what is compression Thanks for your Tutorial. Now i understand what is compression

]]> By: Ian K http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-mastering/the-beginners-guide-to-compression/#comment-4795 Ian K Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:28:15 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=953#comment-4795 To versechorusjvh "how do you guys feel about SLIGHT compression on the way in, for example, dealing with an inexperienced vocalist who doesn’t work the mic so well, who is prone to peak once in a while even with properly set levels?" I will always run a slight compression when recording vocals, even with an experienced singer. Maybe 1.5:1-2:1. I'll have the singer sing and I'll watch the meters, and adjust the threshold to my liking. I'll then boost the makeup gain so that my signal getting recorded is nice and hot, just below 0db. To versechorusjvh

“how do you guys feel about SLIGHT compression on the way in, for example, dealing with an inexperienced vocalist who doesn’t work the mic so well, who is prone to peak once in a while even with properly set levels?”

I will always run a slight compression when recording vocals, even with an experienced singer. Maybe 1.5:1-2:1. I’ll have the singer sing and I’ll watch the meters, and adjust the threshold to my liking. I’ll then boost the makeup gain so that my signal getting recorded is nice and hot, just below 0db.

]]> By: Jeremy Comitas http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-mastering/the-beginners-guide-to-compression/#comment-4755 Jeremy Comitas Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:22:03 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=953#comment-4755 Thanks so much for this. I have been recording for two years now, and do a good job compared to local competition... but still can't turn out my own high expectations. I can hear differences in compression naturally and have gotten better, but thanks to your article i have some really good starting points. I have a strong feeling that this info will signifigantly help my overall mix dynamic. THANKS! Thanks so much for this. I have been recording for two years now, and do a good job compared to local competition… but still can’t turn out my own high expectations. I can hear differences in compression naturally and have gotten better, but thanks to your article i have some really good starting points. I have a strong feeling that this info will signifigantly help my overall mix dynamic. THANKS!

]]> By: Dan the Music Master http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-mastering/the-beginners-guide-to-compression/#comment-4717 Dan the Music Master Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:14:19 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=953#comment-4717 Lots of detail. I enjoyed the article. It really brings to the light the complexities of editing in the recording studio. Lots of detail. I enjoyed the article. It really brings to the light the complexities of editing in the recording studio.

]]> By: Omar http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-mastering/the-beginners-guide-to-compression/#comment-4691 Omar Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:35:41 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=953#comment-4691 Very informative article. It's great for me to finally have a better understanding of how Compression works. The various examples made clear the mentioned points. Thanks! Very informative article. It’s great for me to finally have a better understanding of how Compression works.

The various examples made clear the mentioned points.

Thanks!

]]> By: Sean Vincent http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-mastering/the-beginners-guide-to-compression/#comment-4689 Sean Vincent Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:36:37 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=953#comment-4689 'Make up gain' is just an amplifier stage that lets you adjust the output of the compressor to make up for the loss of level that occurs when compressing. If the compressor was part of a voice channel for example, you would need to add make-up gain before the signal passed to the EQ stage so that the EQ stage had a strong enough signal to work without adding undue noise. The output level control would then follow at the end. So basically, output gain and make up gain are the same, but you might find both on some outboard if the signal goes somewhere else after the compressor stage... There...i think that makes sense... i hope. As for giving you ideas how to make the MixPressor sound like an LA2A or an 1176...try the presets called 1176 or LA2a.. :-) they sound pretty close.. you just have to get the input and output levels right. ‘Make up gain’ is just an amplifier stage that lets you adjust the output of the compressor to make up for the loss of level that occurs when compressing. If the compressor was part of a voice channel for example, you would need to add make-up gain before the signal passed to the EQ stage so that the EQ stage had a strong enough signal to work without adding undue noise. The output level control would then follow at the end.

So basically, output gain and make up gain are the same, but you might find both on some outboard if the signal goes somewhere else after the compressor stage…

There…i think that makes sense… i hope.

As for giving you ideas how to make the MixPressor sound like an LA2A or an 1176…try the presets called 1176 or LA2a.. :-) they sound pretty close.. you just have to get the input and output levels right.

]]> By: versechorusjvh http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-mastering/the-beginners-guide-to-compression/#comment-4679 versechorusjvh Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:05:03 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=953#comment-4679 how do you guys feel about SLIGHT compression on the way in, for example, dealing with an inexperienced vocalist who doesn't work the mic so well, who is prone to peak once in a while even with properly set levels? how do you guys feel about SLIGHT compression on the way in, for example, dealing with an inexperienced vocalist who doesn’t work the mic so well, who is prone to peak once in a while even with properly set levels?

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