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Compression Made Easy
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Rating: 4.7 out of 5(17 ratings)
76 students

Compression Made Easy

Demystify Compression and Learn How to Use it Effectively
Created byDavid Vignola
Last updated 12/2019
English
English [Auto],

What you'll learn

  • Students will learn the basics of a compression and how to use it effectively

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Course content

1 section • 9 lectures • 3h 6m total length

  • Introduction6:04

    Demystify compression and explain its most common applications with practical demos, covering compressor controls, DAW compression, stock and vintage units, tape saturation, and parallel techniques.

  • Section 1 - Discussing Compression8:36

    Master compression as automated volume control to manage dynamic range in every mix, and compare transparent versus color compression across tube and solid-state models.

  • Section 2 - Compressor Controls14:08

    explore the six key compressor controls—threshold, ratio, attack, release, knee, and makeup gain—and learn how they shape compression, with practical examples and real-world guidance.

  • Section 3 - Part 11:10:51

    Explore how to use compression on drums in studio one, comparing stock and vintage compressors, adjusting threshold, attack, release, knee, and makeup gain to shape transients and tone.

  • Section 3 - Part 238:04

    Compare LA-2A, LA-3A, Eleven Seventy Six, and Fairchild compressors, focusing on warmth, tone, and ease of use, while shaping bass, acoustic guitar, and vocals with peak reduction and makeup gain.

  • Section 422:52

    Compare two drum bus compressors—the slate effigy gray and the fairchild—to shape attack, punch, warmth, and explore parallel compression with the eleven 76.

  • Section 512:26

    Explore tape saturation and tape machines as a compression-like coloring tool in the compression made easy course. Tweak input, output, bias, speeds, and types to shape warmth across tracks.

  • Section 6 - Questions10:55

    Learn why use compression instead of manual volume curves, when to compress during recording, and how mix bus and stock vs third party compressors shape tone and warmth.

  • Bonus Lecture2:37

    Master compression concepts by opening a DAW, experimenting with compressors, and listening for the defined controls and guidelines to achieve professional-sounding home mixes.

Requirements

  • Just a computer with any DAW installed

Description

Compression Made Easy is the complete beginner's playbook to demystifying compression and learning how to use compression effectively. This course is perfect for any student who struggles with not only understanding compression but also how to "hear" compression.

You will learn all the basic controls of a compressor, what they do and how to use them. You will also learn the differences between different types of compressors and when to use one over another.  I spend a lot of time teaching you how to listen for compression and what to listen for. This is where most courses on the market fall short. Hearing compression is one of the most important things to learn and I got you covered!

The best thing about this course is that I explain things in a very non-technical way so even if you know absolutely nothing about compression you will be able to follow along and easily understand the course.

Who this course is for:

  • Beginners to using compression or students that struggle with understand how to use it effectively in a mix

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