Are You Listening? Ep. 3 | Compression in Mastering

How do you 'glue' a master together using compression? What's the difference between compressing and limiting? Professional mastering engineer and iZotope Director of Education Jonathan Wyner shows you how to set attack and release times in your compressor, how to use Ozone's sidechain detection circuit to create a smoother low-end sound, when to use single or multiband compression, and much more.
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Note: Some audio examples you hear have been altered from their original recordings to bring attention to the core concepts highlighted in the 'Are You Listening?' series.
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[@hannahmillington5781]

I know the idea is that we buy Ozone, but this is so much better than certain other videos where you know all they want to do is trick you into buying something. This is really educational and enlightening. SO grateful to have watched this series!

[@Asila]

This guy is a great teacher! Thank you! Great series!

[@lovenangelo5415]

Agree

[@user-kx9vz2my6f]

The Bass / Kick balance fix at the end of this video using a Low Pass Filter on the side chain is probably one of the golden-est nuggets in this whole series. This is a game changer.

[@thaStorMaj]

Been mixing for 10+ years, thinking I knew most of the stuff... never expected I'd learn so much from a single video. Thank you!

[@josephpurdue7583]

I felt the same!

[@Andyw1228]

What did you mean in particular?

[@romanboiarchuk2048]

@@Andyw1228for me was very interesting about 20hz and 50ms attack

[@DirtyMike124x]

I ironically wish the gain was higher on your actual speaking in this video, but that's small potatoes. This series is great, you are very well spoken and well presented, thank you for this.

[@beeguy300]

This man's choice of wording is impeccable.

[@ahmtTyln]

the true definition of '' less is more ''.. the cool thing about the mastering engineers is, when they adjust something or add something to the sound, we probably dont notice a thing at first glance, but there is definitely something gets changed.. Years of experience I guess. Golden ears indeed..💯👍

[@sportsfreundberlin]

I wonder if any of the listeners will ever notice any of these changes? For who are they being done?

[@ayao]

@@sportsfreundberlin most people won't be able to tell individual changes plugins make, but the sum of little changes can be a huge lift

[@lightwarp_]

One thing that is clear for me now, i want a fancy car...

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And how about seeing the Stars, in a House with a Ocean view on Mars? #MadWillz

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@@thelinkofperfectioncharity9469 Mars is cool these days. I'm going to wait until terraforming has been completed. Thanks for offering the opportunity :)

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I need a house with an ocean view

[@Official_RIDM]

I'm getting close completing the list myself. Sofar I got to see the stars now and than. The rest will come in time

[@krkbeats007]

Live on Mars....

[@felixsmittick9128]

This series is so helpful. Technical and easy to comprehend, thanks Izotope.

[@jaydeeofficial2694]

I definitely agree!

[@ya_boi_breezie]

This video honestly has some of the best sample tracks, normally they sound cheesy and cheap. This dude straight up played some math rock...like, damn.

[@bonzo230]

The amount of knowledge this man has in his brain is astonishing.

[@ebolantigua3201]

I'm sold... If not by the effort taken for this alone, iZtope finally got me

[@Jasonweckard]

I've really learned a lot from these, I hope this series continues and expands into other elements of recording.

[@Simaticus]

If Jonathan Wyner was a heart-surgeon, I'm sure 99 % of his patients would sleep peacefully during the night before the operation.

[@lovecouch7451]

And their tracks would bump

[@Simaticus]

@Kai McCook haha exactly!

[@Alefe]

What a soothing voice he has!

[@benpatterson9249]

That first song is fantastic

[@tonykottoor]

this the best compressor class I have ever seen. Thank you so much Jonathan Wyne and Izotope for bringing it to us.

[@BlackroseCollective]

The sidechain example was incredible

[@TadjhBrooks]

Dropped so many gems in this one video. Love how technical and thorough this is! So many gaps in my knowledge have been filled.

[@Gr1dSh7ftR]

lots of densely packed yet valueable information here which is really helping me to get perspective. Of all the things in mixing/mastering, compression has been the hardest for me to understand how to practically apply it. I know what all the settings do, but actually knowing how and when to use them accordingly is really tough! This helped with that a bit. Great video!

[@mbaudio2574]

Wow, what a great series of tutorials! Thank you!

[@davidxbeats]

Jonathan's insight is priceless. It's always amazing to get valuable technical information from a seasoned pro in the field. I can't believe Izotope is putting these videos up for FREE! All of them contain great information!

[@davejohnsonmusic]

That's absolute pure gold. Great teaching style. Thank you!

[@FuegoQuenzy]

I Love This Series. So Much Stuff To Learn From. Thank You!

[@samigoswrld]

Awesome teaching! Many thanks!

[@igorazem]

Great video, many thanks Izotope for the know-how insight on all covered topics.

[@Sodohodos]

This is an essential video!! The audio comparisons make learning through hearing so much clearer

[@vectoreq_dnb]

this series is really super. easy to listen to and simply explained. thanks so much!

[@TheOneAndOnlyJeffRoe]

This is a great video and series. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Great job!

[@EnricoDePaoli]

Excellent video, Jonathan. Thank you

[@gabrielamaral936]

Awesome video, thanks so much

[@ellane8441]

Thanks Jonathan. Great MasterClass.

[@commonoctopusmusic]

Fantastic teacher.

[@GoranSimonoski]

Golden lessons here! Thankfully I could hear everything Jonathan talked about on my studio monitors. :)

[@Bodyan]

Thank you. Very great tips ! Awesome explanation.

[@subhadeepdas3944]

The Most honest Educational Video I have ever came accross. Thanks for those Suggestions ,it helped me!!

[@andyxprophet]

Man, he has such a relaxing voice. Love it.

[@mikenicholson6927]

So good! Love this guys explanations!

[@leajurida2458]

Thank you Jonathan Wyner and iZotope! Learned a lot and laughed a little (at 24 minutes).

[@j.lindback]

I learned so much from this, thank you!!!

[@massivebeatzz]

Izotope is great for mastering. And I mean their mindset, not just the plugins by themselves, The company really focuses on this art, and it shows in its DNA.

[@blueeyedboxer20008]

What an informative video. Thank you so much

[@ChrizzeyChreyBeatoli]

Thank you sir! Simple, clear and concise.

[@falsejaguar]

Good job iZotope, actually helping the community like this. Great videos, and tons of interesting info.

[@cristianlara3724]

Jonathan Wyner is the man, thanks, very clear

[@DreamEaterMusic]

I love this series, this information is priceless

[@VCVRackIdeas]

one of the best explanation about the mastering process, amazing! thanks Izotope!

[@douglasnethercote9442]

This is so well demonstrated and enormously helpful...THANK YOU

[@MitchGurowitz]

Excellent, thanks for the clarifications!

[@harrywatson5783]

What a wonderful series! Thank you for sharing your expertise.

[@CarloLibertini]

Lots of wisdom here!.. Thank you John!

[@boldbearStudios]

Great explanation, thank you. This guy is an amazing teacher!

[@panicineurope]

I love these tutorials so much

[@dmitrystuchevsky9995]

just brilliant tips from the master! I can't believe it's free

[@urssounds]

Genius video!! Amazingly well explained and illustrated! Thanks a lot!!!

[@wishpoosh]

Great teaching style, love it.

[@bonwana2275]

Great series well done Jonathan Wyner

[@Goldsands]

Thanks so much for this series. Learnt so much from it so far.

[@user-nn1uh8km2k]

Johnathan's attention to details in explaining things is impeccable. Thank you, Johnathan. Have a great day!

[@SergeiChaparin]

Explained so succinctly and effectively! Amazing! Thank you!

[@stuartwrigglesworth9339]

Fantastic video

[@irritablysavvy]

Incredible knowledge. Thank you.

[@vonlionwav]

Yes, thank you IZotope! And thanks to Jonathan Wyner! Keep this going for ever!

[@beatsbywhitetee8315]

This series has really helped me a lot. Thank you very much for sharing this knowledge!!

[@ung2002]

So very Helpful Master. Thank you very Much.

[@ForTheForsaken]

Thank you for the in depth walkthrough. I always feel I have a good understanding of everything but compression and you really helped to clarify it better especially the Peak vs RMS options.

[@KekZzzik]

Johnatan and iZotope team, I want to thank you for making these videos!!! So much great information here!

[@nebulka-]

such an eloquent, seemingly wise and controlled human, I love these videos

[@lownotesinc1962]

Thank you for this tutorial! These are excellent and clear explanations and examples of the nuances of compression at the mastering stage.

[@tiltedlab]

Thank you Jonathan for sharing your insight with us! What a great gift from iZotope and Jonathan!!

[@MrNWDK]

Never seen that good explanation of compression before... Thank You, great series.

[@VictorMan289]

Fantastic series! This gentleman explains everything so well and simple, with great examples (not your typical boring indie pop-rock examples)

[@amadeuspaulussen]

Great series! Very well put together. Thanks!

[@sklermbot]

I love your channel. Thank you for the information and the extremely high quality delivery. What a gift!

[@markbeling3330]

Your Channel is Gold!! Thank you Sir. You are a wonderful educator

[@mellow_frequencies]

great explanation and demonstration, thank you! 🙏

[@matthewoutlaw3191]

the best useful and clear explaining video i've ever seen

[@vasilsingh9734]

Always like the video before i even start watching. Thank you so much

[@dontquixote2614]

AmAzInG Video, Jonathan is an outstanding tutor. ThAnK U

[@JoePacheco]

Fantastic series!! Very simple and clear! thanks!

[@xeximaxi]

actually i like way information is introduced here , calm tone of whole video makes me smarter and more calm. this man know what he doing

[@zenluiz]

I could easily keep watching this guy explaining his things for weeks non stop! :)

[@cancelnineninenine9784]

Great teacher, great courses, best mastering software. Izotope ty for these, far better then anything else I have found on youtube or anywhere, and it's free. THANK YOU!

[@FlipHybrid]

Amazing video... Learned so much about my tastes in compression

[@davidp158]

Great information! I'd like to see a video discussing compression for mixing, with guidelines about leaving some dynamics for the mastering engineer.

[@PaulArcane]

This is gold, thanks for sharing

[@andiherzog]

Awesome explanation and demonstration. Thank you!

[@awtriphop]

Epic tutorial. Keep it up! Love the second track colors.

[@Mixxwizard]

I really can't understand why anyone would give Mr. Wyner thumbs down. SMH.... He's tutorials are very good, & on point when it comes to Mastering. Keep up the amazing work Mr. Wyner/iZotope

[@alldhat-n-den-sum4190]

I don't think people in my given the thumbs down just because they think he's a rubbish tutor I think it's because most people simply cannot hear any difference in any of the audible comparisons maybe they need monitors that cause minimum £10,000 up along with the added outdoor gear then connect the TV to KZbin then people say KZbin bitrate and compression is far too much that's why I think they are giving the Thumbs Down

[@yogasiva2009]

This is what I would expect from mastering tutorials.. Love the way how he explained it without putting the too much technical words .. this is definitely opened my eyes waiting for next episode

[@chiefindisguise]

That last trick (low end bass drum- bass relationship) is really helpful, thanks!

[@bromo6900]

So much good advice in one video. And so many more to go!

[@emiliovargas7186]

So many things are clicking after watching these series of videos. Glad I stumbled upon them. Thanks Izotope!

[@jays9807]

Wonderful explanation! I learned more by the 5-minute mark than I did in 10 other videos on sidechain compression. Thank you!

[@thejacevekexperience]

Wow this man is such a gift to the audio community.

[@jesonnguzu2646]

Great content, very educational. Thank you!

[@badwealthproductions1054]

once again, Jonathan is the GOAT

[@marcstam793]

I've learned a lot today.Thank you very much.

[@razormix]

Whoa. This series has more useful information than some Master Class videos I've seen. Thank you!

[@dewismira]

Merci pour cette série de vidéos vraiment excellente! À la fois technique et très clair, et qui plus est, gratuit! Un grand merci!