What's Wrong With Stock Plugins? ReaComp

In which I put ReaComp through its paces, and compare it to commercial offerings from FabFilter, Slate Digital, Brainworx and NI/Softube.
Drums played by Bobby Arechiga.
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[@niklassilen4313]

This video literally made ReaComp better in the latest update. Powerful Dan Worrall. Powerful. :)

[@phladjki]

what do you think you mean?

[@snesmocha]

@@phladjki the reaper devs updated reacomp after the feedback given in this video

[@XRaym]

New features of ReaComp in v5.97, thx to this video ! + add pre-fader feedback detector mode + deprecated non-fully-functional AA support, hidden when not used + improve ratio/attack/rms slider curves and display precision

[@victoramicci840]

Talk about efficiency!

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Yeah, Cockos don't mess about. REAPER FTW!

[@Bluelagoonstudios]

Kenny Goia told these guys actually listen to make their products better, fun fact, he did a video on a Reaplugin, told Justin a few tweaks, and Kenny could do over the video. 😅

[@mshaftenberg]

I can't believe I've just spent over 30mins listening to a drum loop and didn't get bored at all :D

[@utronful]

Exactly how I felt, guess my attention was focused on subtleties and frequency.Wow...kinda like a subliminal tut with audio.

[@dlawlis]

“The path of least resistance for anyone with a lot of sound-making tools is to keep making more sounds. The path of discipline is to say: Let’s see how few we can get away with.” --Brian Eno

[@nikirose7673]

You had me at "spanking the signal fairly hard"

[@arthurmee]

A combination of your voice and a steady. drum pattern for more 30 minutes you are inducing some changes in the frequencies of the viewers' brain waves resulting, in a mild hypnotic state. No compression required. Seriously though, being quite new to recording I learnt a lot about compression Thank you.

[@Bluelagoonstudios]

Same feelings here, how do I keep a crowd busy with a 20 minutes tutorial, but very useful, Thanks Dan :-)

[@DonSolaris]

BEST compressor tutorial on KZbin, and it's not even a tutorial.

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#facts

[@GlosonTeh]

yes I've been looking for this all my life!

[@bulzei]

Wow! Evidence based mixing. I love it! Really, really nice work. I'm going to recommend this to all the folks who tell me they have a hard time hearing compression, because the repetition, careful level matching, and clear narration really give the listener a chance to experience the effects of the various settings.

[@rogermulkirky]

Absolutely fantastic content. Perfect editing, very well explained and the conclusion will help so many engineers realize, that it really is not about the gear but about understanding how to use the gear you’ve got to it’s fullest potential. The best DSP channel on youtube atm. Thank you very much!

[@NikolajChristensen]

This video should be mandatory for all interested in audio engineering. You know your stuff. Amazing.

[@agateenchantmentrockwizard5969]

What a fabulous demo of not only recomp but of compression, thank you

[@infectropodo]

Insane amount of detailed information in your videos, I learnt SO MUCH and you make it SO ENTERTAINING, you´re amazing, thank you very much!!!

[@josephjebarajs3550]

Man I'm listening that intro music again and again... The vibe is just getting me every time I hear it... AMAZING one DAN ❤️

[@WesHampson]

This was like a lesson in compressing drums in addition to showing the difference between compressors. Thanks!

[@deltavistastudio124]

REAPER has updated all their plugs to fix these issues now. Thank you Dan for your help!

[@roninenlightened6350]

Yes, he has addressed it in a new video that I came across. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYrMpWpsbriBbJY

[@scrapeape]

my god this is the most useful video I've seen a long time. literally just finished up with two clients this week, ReaComp all over the projects... really wish i'd known all of this.

[@hollistalks]

damn, only 13 mins in and somehow my eyes (and ears) are opened even further in terms of understanding the functions of compression settings. thank you very much!

[@rentblop8070]

That was soooo helpful, Dan! I love the ReaComp and use it basically all the time but I didn't know you could link them in such a way. Thank you very much! I do SC compression the "classic" way with a separate bus so I never really bothered with the Dry-Knob anyway. I always used some sort of 1176 VST emulation to get that particular type of compression, now I don't need it anymore and can rely solely on ReaComp. Fantastic! Thank you again!

[@keeganhuff248]

I discover d your channel yesterday and you have already fixed so many problems for me. Ty so much.

[@KeenenBlockson]

I've been using Reaper for years, and wow this video made me realize how much I didn't fully understand Reacomp. I always knew that it was a versatile compression engine, and the info here has changed my perspective on the way it works. I feel like I've got a brand new plugin on my hands again! Instant subscribe.

[@lemuscarlos]

This is the best Comp video I've seen in KZbin!

[@boyreporter]

Seriously the most helpful video I can ever remember watching. Thanks, Dan.

[@2tonetony319]

Absolutely LOVE this channel.

[@AleArzMusic]

Thank you again SOOO much for what you are doing. Your channel is really helping me to improve my mixing and audio mastering skills.

[@SivertHenriksen]

Great video Dan! I would love a video where you go more into depth about the different kinds of compressors (VCA/FET/Opto/etc), what they are good for and what to listen for when testing them!

[@TheSOLClub]

Exceptional Video. 90% of Engineers we work with don't understand 10% of this. This is a diamond.

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Best kind of videos that KZbin offers. Thanks for posting

[@MarkAndersonAudio]

Really enjoyed this deep dive! Hope you make more videos like this!

[@lordgeyik]

Your videos make me want to go and mix stuff and use new techniques. So motivating!

[@Abbaddonna]

This is pure gold! Thank you so much, sir!

[@Tarnith]

Excellent video, and an excellent deep dive on these. This is going to be a solid reference for anyone who ever asks me about compression! Cheers

[@dwightivany]

That is a brilliant idea of duplicating wit Output Feedback, getting a sound I had wished this compressor had. Incredibly creative idea. Thank you.

[@keithrowe1007]

Bravo! Best plugin review ever and by a HUUUUUGE margin. And from a tutorial perspective, the most informative and in depth I’ve ever seen.

[@Audiomishran]

Man I want this song. I have come back to this video just for the Song and to listen you say "Compression, One of my favourite subjects".

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The man's vids are outrageous!

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I am so sad I found this guy this late. He is God of his art. Can't thank enough. Thank you thank you thank you!!!

[@TheOfficalAndI]

Good job applying proper makeup gain when making comparisons. This video certainly helped me understand the sound of compressors more than before.

[@KitchMusic]

Dan, you are a legend!!! I seriously love these video's!

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What an amazing video! Why have i been missing out on this channel for so long. SUBBED!!!

[@CaseyConnor]

Fantastic work, thank you.

[@pompeysie]

Amazing. Dan, it would be fantastic if you could release a video outlining the feature sounds of different classic compressors. I'm amazed that you can can just "grab" an 1176 sound from memory. I'd love to have the insight into what you are hearing in these different ones. Keep up the great work.

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OMG you have a channel of your own!?! Yeeaassss! I just hope you have a ton of vids for me to watch and soak in your silky tones

[@osvaldodomingos9041]

This ended up being one of the best compressor tutorials EVER.

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A really informative and well thought-out video. Brilliant stuff! Thanks.

[@ericgamliel8500]

This tutorial is amazing. I learned so much. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

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Great Video Dan ! This information is golden !

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lowkey best video on youtube cheers mate

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Your videos are awesome. Thanks for sharing!

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At first I was like aah 30 minutes?! Totally worth it! Great video!

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This is the REAL stuff I want to know. Suscribed. You are a gem.

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Dude. Found you via the Microtonic intro video you made. There is something epic about the way you talk, combined with those drums in the background. I'd watch this in the movies. Please do more. I don't care what, just fire up a drum plugin and talk over it lol

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Your channel and videos are awesome. Killer music too, thank you soooo much man.

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I really love the music!! And thanks for the informative video

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Dan Worrall deserve a Novel prize for this tutorial... This tutorial is better than anything for me...♥️

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thank you for this video Dan

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Perfect analysis.

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I finally understood release thanks to this

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Thank you Mr. Worrall!

[@rolfedrengen]

I was lost from the outside world watching this! You have a way of keeping advanced stuff simple and interesting! Looking forward to watch your next video on FFF! (Saying that out loud is kinda funny, haha!)

[@thesattmims]

This was so informative. Thank you so much!!

[@rapgentry]

Such a great video and incredibly detailed. Thank you

[@keithrowe1007]

Reacomp has even one more trick up its sleeve in the form of the “precomp” slider. I’d love to see you do a whole tutorial about that.

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You are the true plugin doctor!

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This is incredibly useful information. !THANK YOU!

[@werter260]

Awesome video. So technical, I love it.

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Man you video are on an other level... Thanks.

[@johnwalter6410]

Wow, I never realized how good that fab filter compressor sounds

[@BourkeTommy]

Good point about user experience being the big difference. I think that applies to most of the stock reaper plugins. They are capable of great results. The user experience isn’t just a cosmetic reality, it’s also layout and thoughtfulness of ease of use luxuries. Great video! Absolutely proves that you can get a good result when used properly.

[@Hello-pl2qe]

Now if you could analyze every plugin I own Id finally understand how to use them. Thank so much for your work.

[@danabarnes4751]

Excellent! Thank you

[@Black0ysterPearl]

Dan Worrall...That was so incredibly helpful. I would love to see you do a tutorial for getting ReaComp to come close to a Fairchild 660 and an EMI RS124(61010 B). An RS 114 would be an interesting one to nail also, distortion and all. Great work. Great ears. Thank you.

[@emilbirkedal8430]

This .. is.. so.. D... satisfying to watch... Give us more Dan...

[@CornSw]

Looking forward to that fabulous trick! :D

[@Currywurst4444]

What I love about reacomp. You can go ahead and dial in absolutely everything even if its complete nonsense. Its great if you just need something to do exactly what you already have in mind. For every slider there has been a situation where I almost maxed it out.

[@Lewid93]

Dan Worrall teaching me more about compressors for free on KZbin, than my entire 3 year music technology college course from a few years ago did. You're doing us all a great service, Dan.

[@quaxBK]

Wow, amazing video. Very eye-opening. I've never noticed the oversampling bug as I never use oversampling in compressors, such a shame it's buggy though! Proper oversampling would be quite trivial to support too, I wonder why they didn't do that. The trick with linking two compressors to get more 1176-style compression blew my mind! Looking forward to further entries in the series.

[@DanWorrall]

If you liked the 1176 trick you're going to love the Fabulous Fake Feedback trick ;)

[@quaxBK]

@@DanWorrall Haha, I think I figured it out myself! Still excited to see your version though. :)

[@thiagodevares9512]

WOW! Amazing! Thank you, pal

[@xaosnox]

Dan Worrall is genius! I wonder why he didn't explore the Precomp feature in ReaComp at all. And where is this Fabulous Feedback compressor trick? I learn more from 30 minutes of Dan Worrall, Andrew Zeleno, or Fab Dupont than I do from hours of other presenters. Excellent ear training and lots of shortcuts for knowing what to use to get a certain sound. Much faster than fiddling with a bunch of compressors and settings. Can't thank Mr. Worrall enough!

[@woulg]

That super fast compression from the stock plugin is so wild, I'm gonna make one like that to play with hahah, so insane

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Your videos are so awesome.

[@knarim1]

Freshman here... WOW! 👍💥💯

[@RocknRollkat]

Enjoyable and informative presentation, thank you. I came up on classic old school technology (1960s, etc.), most of this new technology seems like overkill to me, but still....

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WOW!

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dude u here too?

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@@joost3783 Wytse is a Fabfilter fan. :)

[@StevieInsane]

wow, big thanks, i'm super duper hope that u will create more videos, cool cool cool

[@Mtaalas]

Damn... that's a shame for the ReaComps AA... I really hope that Justin and pals would fix that issue. I mean ReaComp has always been "make your own compressor" type of a thing where you can save presets for RMS and feedback mode etc. to mimic different types of compressors. And it has really low cpu-use so you can just whack it all around.. I know Justin and pals have seen your video and we'll see if there's going to be ReaComp2 (they definitely don't want to break the backwards compatibility so new version would be expected) Thanks for the video, I learned a lot.

[@tomphillpotts]

Amazing video thanks

[@jheronimusduko7998]

A very interesting video! Thank you

[@RedSoilStudioMaleny]

Fascinating. Thanks Dan. I feel all nerdy now and I kinda like it 😂

[@thedamnchicken]

Such a good video on how to use compressors!

[@joshuasy10]

Thanks mate 👍

[@rossknowles5608]

nicely done!

[@Bluelagoonstudios]

Hi Dan, I use Reacomp mostly to smash a buss with parallel compression, because it's capability to do this very well. And it's to take 0 CPU resources. I wish I had the money for Fabfilter plugins, but for now the stock plugins have to do the job, with others I have in a subscription. That's it for now. Thanks for bringing new insights for the reacomp.

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best compression walkthrough

[@AudioReplica2023]

Eye opening!👍🏽

[@Sacrifice13]

thanks for the video, awesome!

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Great video!

[@joecaswell]

Wow, now THAT is a voice made for doing narration!