Logic Studio 8 - Lesson 3 Compression

[Sumerian007]

great video thanks man

[JMO2000XL]

Wat does the Peak and RMS under the Compressor threshold do?

[drewpearsonmusic]

@JMO2000XL check out 1:35 of the 2nd part of this video.

[ToMakeDubstep]

@JMO2000XL Hay bro Peak compression means the compressor is listening to the peaks in a sound and when the signal reaches the threshold the compressor is turned on whilst that volume is maintained. RMS compression means your compressor is working out the average volume of the track the compressors on and applying compression softly throughout if the average volume exceeds the threshold. (its good for mastering.) Hope this helped. Check my channel if you need more help. Thanks

[revengeofbutthead]

wow

now i understand why i have to learn math in school

[jazzyizzy]

Why are none of these videos targetted at idiots like me, first things first, WHERE DO I FIND THE COMPRESSOR?!?!?!?!

[videosongman]

Thanks for explaining the functions of compression. Now I know what to look for when I "attempt" to play with it in logic. =)

[mbot48]

This is one of thee best tutorials i could find....Thanks a lot. Do you think you could do an overview of the type of compressors? ie: Platinum, Class A_R?

[nativeclan]

Thanks, I needed this tutorial.

[gwencharlotte]

I've got a question about the compressor presets please, for my sub bass (which is from 40Hz to 100Hz) what compressor preset you would advice me to put ?? please. I put randomly "opto bass", but I don't understand the difference between Opto, platinum,VCA, type u and type r please???

[grosserne]

My high school has a really great recording program that I'm in and am hoping to take it to college, we use all the programs like Pro Tools and Logic and it really is a lot to take in, thanks for your great videos.

[xJeWdAcRiSx]

wow man great tutorial, every question that popped into my head during the tutorial, you answered it right away lol, really good job, i learned alot! thank you!

[drummerdonniedotcom]

What "drpote" says. There's 50 ways around your volume/panning issue. Here's some:

1) Parallel cable (single mono -> dual mono)

2) Record in mono

3) Use 2 microphones

4) Copy and paste left channel into right channel using Goldwave

For any of the above solutions to work, you would have to:

1) Know something about audio and care about it

2) Own said sound equipment or cables

3) Know how to use said equipment

4) Have enough pride to NOT publish ANYTHING with substandard audio

[DevolishDaniel]

hahaha you are awsome.



[joselchino]

best tutorials... im subscribing.. thanks!

[jazzmatik]

Should compression be used on VST-type sounds or MIDI? Or is usually used for real instruments and vocals?

[carloz2006]

very nice tutorial! well explained what it does!

[SubliminalAttraction]

Very helpful, clear and well presented tutorial.

[mikeldor]

I've listened to a lot of recording tutorials on here and yours is the best. I give it a 10

Keep em coming!

[SGS2009uk]

nice vid man

[tc456]

I have a question sometimes when i compress a drum be it snare or clap or kick drum the first initial hit is a few decibles lower than the rest on the meter not auroly and then all the rest are the same level and when i let it loop back to the first it stays at the level i want is it something i'm doing wrong with the attack or the knee or what could it be?

[clixsyt]

Thank you for explainig it out

[IsaxMx]

I HAVE AN IMPORTANTE QUESTION ; Do we have to put a compressor on each track or only on the master track ?????

[archieandwillis]

yeah i have that same question?

[JonnyRakeRemix]

put it on kick and snare individually. then just a bit on the overeall kit

[drpote]

funny that despite you being an engineer you didnt notice before you uploaded this that no audio comes out of the right channel and the level drops during the powerpoint presentation. i better not watch any of your videos about panning/mixing ;D

[drewpearsonmusic]

indeed sir, indeed. I recorded the audio directly into the presentation. It was a mono mic and the program only records in stereo so the recording is only on one side. I thought about pulling the movie into logic, panning up the middle and re-exporting, but I ran out of time. I assure you the panning tutorial will be top notch :)

[SergeDKO]

im a beginner to mixing and recording. This was helpful, thank you!

[kaferere]

"Awesome" loss of the right channel and overall gain dude!

[GoodSmellingStink]

you sound a tad like geddy lee. Anyways, great tutorial. I get it now. I didnt get it 9 minutes ago.

[UberTroll13]

Hey drew, good tutorial for Logic newbies but some of those advanced features weren't covered do you think you could do them sometime???

[hdoan1]

Can you consider doing a tutorial on reverb for vocal tracks?

[zandronovo]

or 12 divided by 4 is 3. This guy knows his shit. Good job man. Do you have samples of your mixes?

[drewpearsonmusic]

i admit I'm not the best at math. I don't have a site with any of my mixes (I probably should get on that), but some recent projects I was the recording engineer on were:

"Say" - One Republic

"You're so Gay" - Katy Perry

"Love Today" - Mika

I have only been the mix engineer on a few of my own projects, nothing major.

Thanks for watching

drew

[vic20nyc]

I'm recording drums (bass(D112), Audix Fusion mics (6 mics) - is it best to setup compression in Logic before actual recording or add it when track are layed down?

[drewpearsonmusic]

This is the topic of much debate. I know lots of engineers that will never compress something before it is recorded. If you compress or EQ or do anything to the sound before it is recorded, then your stuck with that sound for the mix. That said, once you get a feel for what compression on each instrument does to the mix as a whole, compressing on the way to tape (or hard drive) can save you time and processor power in the mixing phase. I do it all the time.

Thanks for watching

drew

[vic20nyc]

Drew, thanks for the response. Keep posting these vids my man...the are top notch!!

[revrsng]

so if you use a software compressor, do you not need a real hardware compressor (the actual piece of equipment)????

[sourberrymusic]

I still don't understand the RATIO function. I got confused with all the math. Can you explain that slower?

[robsbigdump]

The first number in the ratio is how many decibels the compressor will reduce the volume for every one decibel the signal goes over the threshold. So for a 2:1 ratio, the volume would be reduced 2db for every 1db over the threshold.

It really just boils down to, the higher the ratio the more compression will be applied to the signal.

[lilseggy]

Would it be possible for you to do a video like this on logics reverb feature?

[lilseggy]

Wow that was REALLY GOOD!

Thank you do much.

[rwalker98]

FINALLY someone breaks it down into laymens terms. I've been searching all over for something like this. Excellent work!! Keep it up!

[bezoune]

very great

[19Nick80webb]

Lol should of used some on your vid appreciate it though i didnt have a clue about comp but now i get the gig magic thanks cuz peace :-) P.S digging the hair .

[SFLogicNinja]

Awesome, Drew!

The presentation is TOP NOTCH. i totally know how long it takes to do these. Great job! Thanks for your effort and knowledge! *bows*

[Collapshi]

nice video, 1 tip, your voice volume, is very low. thanks for the info, keep it going!

[drewpearsonmusic]

I know, I know sorry. Next video will be better. Perhaps I should put some compression on it? ha

[Collapshi]

ahha indeed!

Thanks again for the info!

looking foward for the next one =)

[proff1999]

Wow, very cool video. You should have called it "Compression for Dummies" :-0. I've realized that I had a lot of misconceptions myself.

[Farout5150]

That is a great definition. Very informative.

Thanks.