Sonic Academy Understanding Comressors (2011)

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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Understanding Compressors - Introduction
Basic Controls 1 - Introduction To The Basic Controls
Basic Controls 2 - Threshold
Basic Controls 3 - Ratio
Basic Controls 4 - Threshold and Ratio Example
Basic Controls 5 - Attack
Basic Controls 6 - Release
Basic Controls 7 - Peak/RMS and Knee
Compression Application 1 - Drum Compression Intro
Compression Application 2 - Compressing the Kick
Compression Application 3 - Compressing the Snare
Compression Application 4 - Compressing the Toms
Compression Application 5 - Compressing the Cymbals
Compression Application 6 - Compressing the Drum Group
Compression Application 7 - Compressing the Bass
Compression Application 8 - Compressing a Guitar
Compression Application 9 - Compressing a Vocal
Compression Application 10 - Compressing a Snare - Attack
Compression Application 11 - Compressing a slushy snare
Compression Application 12 - Compressing an Electronic Loop
Compression Effect 1 - Side-chain in Ableton Live
Compression Effect 2 - Side-chain in Logic Pro Part 1
Compression Effect 3 - Side-chain in Logic Pro Part 2
Compression Effect 4 - Side-chain in Cubase 5
Compression Effect 5 - Compressors in Series
Compression Effect 6 - Parallel Compression in Ableton
Compression Effect 7 - Parallel Compression in Logic Pro 1
Compression Effect 8 - Parallel Compression in Logic Pro 2
Compression Effect 9 - Parallel Compression in Cubase