How to Use Compression (10-Hour Course)

[@masteringcom]

Enjoy the video guys! This is a full, paid course that we decide to release for free. If you want the free resources that go with the course, including cheat sheets, PDFs and more, you can do so here: mastering.com/cb-resources-lp//?el=10-hour-compression-course-youtubeorganic&htrafficsource=youtubeorganic

[@markmeyer3448]

Thank you!!

[@LarryGibsonMusic]

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[@DerrickRollins]

This is incredibly generous of you! Thank you so much for supporting the mixing/mastering community!

[@Musictron]

Thank you!!!

[@germanboza]

Indeed, I paid 99$ for this course.

[@LAKXx]

one last video before bed

[@tanmaygoel6513]

[@shyguymuzik9095]

😂😂😂

[@stephenrogers7042]

This has been me EVERY night! I haven’t slept a full 8 hrs since I’ve discovered this guy. 😂

[@alhamdulillah-22-33]

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[@PeterStoneFx]

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[@ruterekiogora]

A testimony note to self in the future: On Tuesday, March 5, 2024, was the day I finally grasped the concept of parallel compression courtesy of this video. Despite scouring numerous paid and free tutorials for several months without success, this single video changed everything. The impact this tutorial will have on my music going forward is profound. I'm at a loss for words to express my gratitude to its creator.

[@john_smith_john]

Stop being so dramatic lol.

[@abrakadeep8810]

@@john_smith_johnstop being such a party pooper!

[@b0exi]

@@abrakadeep8810 ewww!!!!

[@AndrewGrey22]

Good to know, before wasting ten hours watching it if it sucked. Thanks.

[@spookyapple389]

@@john_smith_john outed yourself as the least emotionally mature person who watched this video lmao

[@VALUCELLI]

Finally some quick tips for compression

[@YacynnMusic]

XDDDDDD

[@Roescoe]

You'd think he'd *compress* it more.

[@kevontrotman9008]

these tips wasnt quick if you ask me 🥲

[@honey90s3]

@@kevontrotman9008 really? Ten hours is pretty quick to me!🤥

[@bingbong7431]

a comprehensive course exactly like this for volume faders, EQ, reverb, delay, saturation, that would be a godsend. would 100% watch all the way thru

[@Ninac-P]

yeah me too lmao, this guide was so good, because it's not just "tips and tricks", it explains everything thoroughly

[@plopper_guy53]

They have EQ now too! :D

[@Ninac-P]

@@plopper_guy53 i saw it, i actually am so happy these guys are carrying my music career. their courses are so good and i'd recommend them to any beginner musician

[@pb25193]

Honestly eq and compression alone take you 90% of the way.

[@Ninac-P]

does anyone know their e-mail? tbh i kinda want to send them a thanks because these 2 guides probably have improved my music by 5x

[@utubejuan]

Alright I got time today, here we go

[@storiesreadaloud5635]

same lol

[@masteringcom]

Enjoy!

[@cozmicrahop9415]

😂😂

[@Hillywillbilly]

Hahahahha

[@James_Austin]

Well, what'd you think? Was it worth it?

[@danedwards3738]

I can't believe that this is just here for free. It's like a degree in compression in a ten hour video. So, so good and Dylan is just an incredibly gifted teacher. Thank you.

[@sadata]

Totally agree!

[@JaredCaraway]

Seriously. This is such a gift, especially to young ones who are just getting started. Young me would've loved to have something like this available!

[@AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool]

This covers compression on more detail than my music degree ever did! We literally believed that compression is there to make the amplitude more balanced. And occasionally to glue, although saturation tends to be used more for that according to our lecturers. This video is making me feel like I was conned by my uni. I feel betrayed. And I am only 9 minutes in so far!!

[@ericyoung1210]

Damn, this is incredible. Just an hour in, and so impressed at how much work went into this, and being released for free. Thanks fo the generosity of making this available!

[@_c_y_p_3]

Nothing should be paywalled. The things we know now are the product of countless lifetimes passed in research and development, it belongs to all of humanity, some of which are dirt poor but need access to it just as much as you or me. For many lifetimes people reinvented the wheel because do nothing hoards kept all the worlds info under lock and key. To this day places like the Vatican have massive hoards of books, but just as they stole the data they also destroyed that which they disagreed. We have made it this far and yet here we are again. Can’t we solve this once n for all?

[@EricYoung-m7t]

Just finished the whole thing a couple months later. Well worth it for anyone who wants to learn about compression imo!

[@davidr1620]

Have you done the eq course yet? Also terrific.

[@ericyoung1210]

@@davidr1620 In the middle of it! These videos take me weeks to get through! I see theres a reverb one now too

[@cement01]

I was about to say exactly the same thing. I've been recording music for years but never got the hang of compression but wanted to. I'm also only an hour in and it's so much clearer and understandable to me!

[@edvardos4908]

I’m 8 hours in on this course and i finished the vocal mixing course. My music is already drasticly better. I’ve been producing since i was 14 yo, and watching a million KZbin tutorials, but none have been as good as these. I am 20 yo now and never been more motivated maling music. Thank you! These should not be free.

[@KaNaTroX]

Bro don't give him ideas 😂

[@onseanzion4363]

I can't believe this is free. After 30 years of music, I have finally come to an understanding of how and when to use compression. Thanks to everyone for making this possible to the world. Sincere blessings!!

[@Trentcast]

20 years deep and I’m right there with you. This is the very first time something regarding music production has been explained with THIS much depth and detail. This is everything I’ve wanted in a tutorial and have never found.

[@dnsdbheh]

word.

[@mikesmith1290]

This is exactly what I needed! To be taught how to use a compressor, and not just the typical “top 5 compressor tips”

[@TheSadMusician]

This wouldve been a 199 dollars class, at around 2012 Im so thankful for this man, you just impoved my music by so much

[@mwachner]

Undying Gratitude for releasing this to us for FREE. You guys ROCK!

[@leocrian3194]

I have been trying to learn compression for quite some time now, but no one has ever explained it so eloquently till now. You are teaching how to approach compression with intention, which is what no one teaches. Everyone repeats what a compressor does, but no one tells what we should do. You guys are literally gods gift to every bedroom producer who comes across this masterpiece. Thank you so much!!!

[@donseitan]

This must be the greatest educational source for fully understanding compression. Even paid courses aren't close to the quality of the pedagogical approach of this free course. Thank you so much.

[@theconcreteshamans]

You are responsible for making our music better. The contribution you are making here will reverberate throughout space and time.

[@SRVaintme]

Reverbs the next course

[@sethg.6090]

Next video: How to not over-use compression after watching a 10 hour course on compression

[@jasonstanley4557]

this video covers that pretty well too I thought

[@DbiPro]

That’s at 4:14

[@ClubbHouseAirsoft]

Less is more sometimes.

[@kristianTV1974]

Been making music over 30 years and this has finally properly unlocked the mystery of compression to me. If anyone is on the fence, it's well worth spending 10 hours on, it's such a fundamental part of making a great track.

[@Sungroove]

30 years dude, what the hell have you been doing. I’ve only started 2 years ago and I learned half of this stuff already before coming across this video.

[@contraspower6302]

​@@Sungroovemaybe he want to say 30hrs😂

[@Zelcant]

@@Sungroove Some types of music rarely use compression or little of it. Not having a substantial history with compression is completely possible.

[@potatochipappi]

​@@Sungrooveeverybody's life is different 30 years ago he might have not had acces to the kind of tech you kids now have today

[@prodjxnas]

HOW is this free? I've just finished the full 10 hours and i'm absolutely mind blown. The way everything is explained in detail, the graphics used, everything is on point. Thank you so much, I've learned so SO much!

[@Lee-RoyNcede]

Me patiently waiting for these videos to be taken down.

[@dylanpines]

TABLE OF CONTENTS (with timecodes!) MODULE 1 - Compressor Big Ideas Intro - 0:00:00 What Is A Compressor? - 0:01:25 Why Do We Need Compression? (The Four Goals) - 0:03:52 What is Dynamic Range (The Peaks and Valleys of Sound) - 0:13:40 What Does Compression Sound Like? - 0:24:44 Wrapping Up (Compression Big Ideas) - 0:31:45 Why Can't I Hear Compression? - 0:33:40 MODULE 2 - Anatomy of a Compressor Anatomy Of A Compressor (Overview) - 0:40:59 Threshold and Ratio - 0:53:54 Attack and Release - 1:06:56 Makeup Gain - 1:21:22 Sidechain - 1:28:19 Knee, Range, Hold, and Lookahead - 1:37:18 Putting It All Together - 1:55:44 Wrapping Up (Anatomy of a Compressor) - 2:08:33 MODULE 3 - The Styles of Compression (pt.1) The Main Styles of Compression - 2:10:20 How to Set Up Your Compressor - 2:13:40 How to Make an Instrument "Consistent" - 2:19:51 How to Make an Instrument "Thick" - 2:41:47 How to Make an Instrument "Punchy" - 2:53:45 How to Make an Instrument "Groove" - 3:05:44 MODULE 4 - The Styles of Compression (pt.2) How to Create "Depth" - 3:21:59 How to Create "Headroom" - 3:37:52 How to Turn Down "Room Sound" - 3:52:04 Using The Styles to Achieve the 4 Goals of Compression - 3:59:24 What Does Over-Compression Sound Like? - 4:14:18 How to Compress ANY Instrument - 4:35:44 Wrapping Up (Styles of Compression) - 4:53:35 MODULE 5 - Essential Tips and Tricks How Fast Are Peaks? - 4:54:45 How to Use Serial Compression - 5:06:43 How to Use Parallel Compression - 5:23:05 How to Use Sidechain Compression - 5:41:46 Over vs. Under Compression - 5:53:57 How to Know if a Compressor is Helping - 6:06:51 Wrap Up (Essential Tips and Tricks) - 6:11:07 MODULE 6 - The Peak and Valley Technique How to Compress an ENTIRE Mix (Overview) - 6:12:33 Phase 1 - Pre-Mix - 6:16:20 Phase 2 - Mix Bus - 6:45:12 Phase 3 - Balance - 7:02:26 Phase 4 - Glue - 7:16:43 Phase 5 - Enhance - 7:34:28 Phase 6 - Fix - 7:51:14 Limiting Your Mix (Mastering) - 8:01:57 Analog-ing Your Mix (Saturation) - 8:16:03 MODULE 7 - Common Questions Where Should I Place My Compressor? - 8:42:10 How do I Compress the Low End? - 8:51:11 Why Is Compression Making My Home Recordings Sound Worse? - 9:01:25 How Do I Compress Different Genres? - 9:15:38 What are the Common Analog Compressors? - 9:26:10 MODULE 8 - Recap Recap - The Peak and Valley Technique - 9:38:32 Outro - 10:01:37

[@potatosan4250]

Damn thanks homie

[@utubejuan]

Legend

[@Macacos]

This is amazing, but I gotta say… as hard as I try, I can only barely hear compression on the most aggressive styles, forget about everything else.

[@potatosan4250]

@@Macacos when it hits KZbin there’s a bit of natural compression from the video conversion so it makes differences in audio a little tougher to grasp. Are you using headphones, speakers? The best way to learn a lot of effects is to over exaggerate it so you can hear what it does and then pull it back so that people don’t really notice it, but can feel the difference

[@radeksikldrumming3970]

Amazing, THANKS A LOT!

[@mendozawav8202]

Finally put in my 10 hours. I feel like a compressor guru now. Haha. Shout out to the teacher who explained compression easy to understand. Kudos to him. Now I can I tweak the threshold, attack, release, and ratio knob with more intention. This course is a gem.

[@philipbarman8577]

This is without a doubt the greatest course on compression I’ve ever come across. I have a much deeper knowledge of compression after watching this than my 2 years studying music production at university

[@yfactorx1082]

Sadly I can say the same, Dylan is a real producer and knows how to get to our thick skullz

[@mjl5777]

the fact that these courses are free is incredible you guys deserve an award. thank you so much

[@Dylanguitar69]

I'm trying to watch as many of these as I can before realize they should be charging for them. Doing the 7 hr reverb one now. So good....

[@collinscassel]

Yes I’m one of those people who is upsessed with compressors and when a 10 hour video pops up about compression I get excited. Absolutely love this guys. You really are killing it.

[@luxelife8706]

Same!

[@bruh1519]

i watched the entire 10 hours (i sped up the video to the point i still understand everything but DONT TELL NOBODY) and i really appreciate your effort and how well u explained everything. now its time to put all this infromation in my daw and get better and better with my workflow! feel like a new person when it comes to music.

[@Falcon_Tha_Don]

An hour and a half in and i got more of a grasp on how compression works than i got out of learning in school. Wow, thank you for this!

[@katecosette]

can't thank you guys enough for these courses, I honestly love how much you guys get so basic with everything, even if it's a "common" term or something, it makes this so palatable for a beginner. I love also how many metaphors and analogies you use to help explain, how many examples, and how simple you make everything so that not even one part of this moves too fast, or gets skipped over. It's amazing. I believe the best teachers are the ones who can simplify things to this extent, and who answer every single little question anyone might have even before they can think to ask it. I just can't thank you guys enough!

[@abdulmuhammad5054]

By making this video you've just donated a huge charity to the home engineer community. I wasn't even gonna commit but you gave away so much game I just wanted to say thanks. Thanks for teaching me what I didn't know and confirming all the stuff I was doing right already!

[@l_ord9]

I laughed when I saw 10hr course. I’m about 2 hrs into the video. I’m grateful for it. Thank you 🙏🏾

[@emperorceegle]

This is it - this is what separates the men from the boys, the dedicated from the lazy. Only a true musical madman would watch a ten hour video only on compression, and it is the best video I've seen, haven't finished it yet but almost 2 hours and after making music in studio one for less than a year I wish I knew these things earlier 🙃

[@Patch5636]

And the women from the girls I'm guessing!

[@sedna2644]

@@Patch5636 stop asking for inclusion and force your way in

[@Patch5636]

@@sedna2644 Not sure bro what this means, as a dude this doesn't make a lot of sense

[@galaxyprojectiontechnologi3142]

then you have no hope@@Patch5636

[@nicholsonjay4724]

....or someone with autism

[@HarmonicLife79]

It blows my mind that people can be so generous and helpful that they put this quality of content out there for others to learn FOR FREE! This information is absolute gold. The amount of time and effort and the quality of teaching that has gone into this is truly staggering. I’m a complete compression newbie but I’m understanding everything you are explaining and I am learning so much valuable information and enjoying it immensely at the same time. I can’t wait to take your EQ course next. Thank you, thank you, thank you so much for making this amazing content available to everyone. The jpegs and pdfs are pure quality as well. You guys rock hard! ❤

[@drrodopszin]

It's a bit scary to start a 10-hour course, but now I'm at 4:31:54 and it is really, really transforming how I approach dynamics. I sometimes even revisit parts in this video to refresh what I should listen for. Tremendous amount of value, thank you very-very much!

[@Lomaxient]

Just excellent. I've been doing audio work for years, never knew what knee was, never fully grasped attack and decay in compressors (rate vs. delay). The clarification here is top notch.

[@adrianthomas4927]

I know it's a lot of work but PLEASE DO MORE of these long deep dive sessions! Super helpful.

[@luccowling7418]

Have slowly been going through this and every time I watch this I can’t get through 15 minutes before wanting to experiment and play with what I’ve learnt! This is incredible

[@neilcummins5099]

Alongside Dan Worrall,this man is up there with the best audio engineering educators on YT.Superb treatment of this topic.

[@MarkFreedmanNY]

I'm seriously considering reaching out to Dylan to find out about his mentoring program. One of the best teachers I've watched.

[@yago76]

This is the Musician on a Mission "Compression Breakthrough" course. I think they've joined all the videos and shared it for free. There's a lot of information and very detailed. To be watched it in small pieces, as you can imagine. If they finally share the resources, they are quite good in my opinion.

[@dorothybrown-wf5rc]

My plan this week was to actually get my head around the compressor instead of just guessing, and this pops up!! Excited for this homework and even more grateful, cheers

[@stefanopellegrini7094]

Man, this must be the ultimate compressor video from the whole internet! Very useful! Thanks

[@carnuah]

Procrastinei por meses até decidir assistir este vídeo de fato. Foi a melhor decisão que eu tomei! Este curso gratuito agregou à minha carreira mais que a maioria dos cursos PAGOS que eu já fiz. Parabéns! Todo produtor musical deveria estudar este vídeo sobre Compressão. A minha primeira música depois deste curso já está soando muito melhor... imagine daqui há alguns meses após tanto treino! Obrigado.

[@goti6539]

This video is absolutely amazing. Videos about eq, gain staging and panning to this extent of detail and this guy would single handely turn thousands of beginners and average mixers into good mixing engineers.

[@MikeMastropierro]

Even though it’s ten hours long, this video is easily the most comprehensive coverage of this subject, and would have saved countless hours of time futzing around in the studio and watching other videos. Thank you for sharing it with us!

[@diggitywaxenhausen9011]

Despite the runtime, this was actually very direct and concise. You could probably teach this content for six weeks, but the runtime is good for students who want to focus and learn either quickly or who need to rewatch sections to get it into the brain (and the ears). I honestly didn’t need to watch this at all after 30yrs on the desk, but like a lot of yt instructive material, I had it running in the background over a couple days while I was doing transfers just to understand what and how much of this information and concepts are being presented to new students of the craft. This 10hr and NOTABLY FUCKING FREE (!!!) content is a super accelerator for those unable to do intensive campus courses or work in studios with a good teacher. Kudos to these guys to putting this out, it’s very good.

[@charliejones8052]

I learned more from your compression masterclass in the first hour than I did when from my college lectureres over 2 years..

[@musicgpaul]

It is so crazy that within 1-2 hours there are already lots and lots of informations that debunk many myths about compressor that confused me for 2-3 years. Your teaching is super helpful, thank you so much.

[@LouisAndrillon]

I'm French and thanks to you, I'm learning English and compression. Thank you very much from Paris !

[@Joekingsofafrica]

This is the best video I have seen on compression, looking out for a comprehensive EQ course too.

[@hammincheese1310]

Super informative series of lessons. Thank you very much! The knee is more accurately described as a non-linear curve segment that is drawn through, and centered, on the threshold. It's completely deterministic and not muddy, cloudy, or random in any way. It behaves the same way every time. It is essentially a Pre-Attack knob that is fully independent from the Attack knob. An analogy that aligns with this would be driving on a road that has a 55 mph speed limit that changes to 35 mph. The knee is how you decide to slow down to make sure you're at 35 mph when you pass that sign. If you wait until the last second and slam on the breaks, that's a hard knee. If you gradually decelerate by applying the breaks a few hundred feet before the 35 mph sign, that's a medium knee. If you just take your foot off the gas and allow drag deceleration to slow you down 500 feet in advance of the 35 mph sign, that's a soft knee. In all cases, the start of the deceleration represents the start of the incremental application of compression. The G-force you feel when slowing down is proportional to how hard the knee is. Now, the only minor complication in the analogy is that you need to think of the threshold setting as being the mid-point on the road between the 55 mph sign and the 35 mph sign, and not the 35 mph sign itself, because the knee is symmetrical about the threshold. The knee starts at a prescribed number of dB below the Threshold setting and ends at the same number of dB above the Threshold setting. The knee is essentially just a smoothing filter on top of the Attack. The Attack by itself with a hard knee produces a straight line (i.e. linear) turn on of the compressor. Making the knee softer allows you to change that linear turn on to an exponential shape that is essentially slower in the beginning of the transition and then faster by the end. The knee only works at all if you have a fast attack setting, otherwise the long attack itself doesn't give the knee anything to work with in the small knee segment about the threshold point.

[@DavidFlow]

Dylan is great at explaining things , i really enjoy the way he teaches , hope he returns soon.

[@gainardee]

I am mind blown by the way this video is set up. If I had a teacher like this guy through high school id be honor roll. He is the best teacher I've ever seen. He made 10 hours exciting and not boring at all. I was engaged all the way through. Thank you, Dylan, this video literally changed my life!

[@JimiWaggs]

Just can’t praise this guy enough. Such a great instructor. Thank you, man.

[@_Niko11001]

Thank you, releasing this for free is beyond commendable. Incredible stuff, I wish I had friends interested in audio engineering so I could share this

[@Bramsmelodic]

For the amount of effort that was put in to make this, this deserves a like. Concepts are very well explained.

[@tapasco95]

2 hours in, this is the best video about compression ever, I'm looking forward to finish it over the weekend and start practicing

[@K.McCarthy]

I almost wept when you started talking about “compressing with intention,” because oh my goodness, I have spent SO much time just…randomly fiddling with stuff, not because I knew what I wanted or how to achieve it, but just because I knew I needed to do *something.* If it didn’t make things sound actively worse, then why not, right? I’m only a few hours in, but this video is going to make such an extraordinary difference. Thank you very much for your time and generosity, and please keep releasing these videos!

[@SevenUpHub]

As someone who couldn't afford to go to a music college to pursue my dream, thank you for this video. This is the no-gimmicks, proper education I've been looking for.

[@CallumBarrAudio]

As someone who has gone to do music at university. This is far better than what we learnt 😂

[@felipelacerda9708]

What an amazing course! I needed a month to study it and put every single piece of information into practice and the result is just incredible! I can tell now with confidence that I have finally understood how compressors work and I'm way more confident in using them professional. Dylan's pedagogy is perfect and the way he organized every single item of this course content is impeccable! Thank you guys so much for making the material free of charge and available for all!!! You guys rock!!!

[@xnervemusic]

This is going to be the best video on the compression 🤝🏻❣️

[@masteringcom]

That's the goal :)

[@I___Steep___I]

What a time to be alive! A course like this in the days of vhs's (if even available) would've cost ya several hundreds or thousands. Thank you guys ALOT!!!

[@heart_healer]

This is like unbelievable. All this knowledge and you have disseminated it for free?? Truly sir, there lives a goodness that is hard to feel but is always available in this world!! Wish we could all contribute a little bit monetarily for this endeavour!! Looking forward to equalisation and ear training and reverb use for instrument and vocal placement!! And last of all a Big thank you!!

[@SSn0wx]

this is the best video on compression I found so far in this website. I came in thinking "what else could there be to it?", only to come out after the first two hours of the video with my mind utterly blown.

[@chris407x]

This is absolute gold. I have been trying to understand compression, including college courses, for 30 years. This is the best explanation I have ever seen, and I am only halfway through so far. Thank you so much!

[@MatsuriKazamaki]

Nah fr my proffesor is the best there is from my personal experience but the only down side is that they cant teach me the micro step by step lessons because of the minimum time limit that's given in between other courses that required for me to even be able to take the class with out having to pay for it because of the stupid credit hours system.

[@C1Nuke]

The current educational system (the official one) is a thing *of the past.* So...

[@awildtomappears]

Wow. Just two hours in and for the first time I'm starting to have a solid handle on compression. Incredible course.

[@mnht808]

Thank you so much for sharing all of these. You're unbelievable. The difference I can hear in the mix and see by looking at the transients it's beyond what I hoped.

[@code222220]

Mixing beginner,just an hour in,this is absolutely the best mixing teacher I ever watched on KZbin.Thank you!

[@uzurpan]

Thank you! I completed watching and making notes, my workflow has become more efficient thanks to you. Great course! Waiting for more :)

[@matdemian]

I can't believe that this channel is for free availability, I feel overwhelmed by it. I just finished the EQ course and now I am starting with this one and I don't feel I am wasting my time any minute, not like other pretentious paid courses. Thank you, you have no idea how much joy and support you are giving.

[@kongregant8100]

This is just incredible amazing, finally understanding compression properly after years of oblivion despite the tons of tutorials I went through. Thank you so much for making such colossal work available for free.

[@AcmeLife]

You're wrong this is the most exciting video for music producers. Thank you soooo much !!!! More please 🙏

[@Satnamtaro]

A total gem. Thank you so much for clarifying a lot of points and the way to approach compression. A new man I will be in another 6 hours of studying:) (Done with the first four hours at this point!)

[@baris-icin-savas]

Just oh my god bro. The thing what you guys doing is too worthy. Amateur production students like me always tries to find good resources. Especially PDF's are very worthy. Thank you for all of these.

[@danielcortesalvarez1935]

It is an excelent content. More of this, talking about other topics like EQ, Reverb, etc. Would be amazing !!

[@cobraofearth]

Finally starting to understand compression! About 4 hours in and some things that really stood out: * Attack is like setting attack on a synth, so rather than delay the compression, it ramps up into the full dose of compression *Release is also like a synth, ramps down after threshold is no longer over the set line (like taking your finger off the key) so not just on, then off at the set time *The ratios being exponential, so 2:1 is already 50 percent reduction is volume over the threshold line, 4:1 is 75 percent so not that much more that 2:1 relatively. And so 10:1 is 90% decrease, while 20:1 is 95% decrease. In your mind, it may seem like, 20 would be twice as strong as 10 is is only 5% stronger! Although once you hit 10 you are pretty much just limiting.

[@itstroy4145]

You guys are amazing for giving this course for free . I’ve been making music for 6 years now and I learned compression, at least how to use it, a few years back but this course will allow me to actually really deep dive and learn it on a more in-depth level.

[@mucahidbcimen]

I'm about to finish this course and I wanted to say thank you. I will start the eq course right after that. I still can't believe how all these courses are free.

[@paulmertens5522]

A thing to understand about 'auto gain', which makes it very useful, is that when you turn it on you manually have to tune your final output gain only once. From that point onward, you can make any change to any of the other settings and auto gain will accurately follow any resulting changes to the output volume. So auto gain does not mean you don't have to set the gain at all, it means you only have to set it once, rather than set it after every single little tweak.

[@stolencoats63]

This video literally changed my life and I haven't even finished it yet. I've already learned more than all other videos I've ever watched on compression combined. True masterclass!

[@alofusmusic9133]

Just finished the first module and I am impressed with the entire approach. Thank you for this. Looking forward to the rest of the video. Well done, and much appreciated!

[@purpleobscurity1878]

This is a man that is for the community 🔥🔥 thank you for making this free and available on KZbin, you are going to help so many artists that can’t afford help

[@nosslinkire]

This is amazing. Already pretty familiar with many of the concepts, but having everything contextualized together is so valuable. One thing in particular that fell into place for me was the value on layering diffrent styles with seemingly contrary approaches: ie first leveling the vocal with fast attack, then adding punch with slower attack. Realize Ive been stuck with more of a "one goal per element "-mindset, if that makes sense. Thank you for making this available for free! All the best, Erik

[@djleechcraft]

OMG! this is GOLD. there is nothing like this on whatever ive searched around mixing on youtube

[@justnelly337]

Thanks a lot for this video!!! Every beginner mixing engineer or producer should watch this one video on compression and that’s it!! 👏 i hope there will be more like this one on other topics like EQ etc…

[@SanthoshSandy1991]

08:00:10 The moment i realised the everything we been discussing were in mono and suddenly in stereo. goosebumps... wooowwww... daamn😄😄😄👏👏👏

[@Topcatyo.]

This is amazing, thank you so much for making this so freely available. I'm in the middle of watching through it right now, and I feel like I've already learned so much. I'm very excited to start applying this knowledge to my mixes.

[@chxbbofficial]

I've only been producing 4 years and I'm so glad I stumbled across this video this early. I'd been throwing compression on drums and various tracks just for the sake of using it, in hopes my mix would improve, but taking the time to watch this through and finally get to grips with the nitty gritty of what compression actually is, and the effects it has, is one of the best decisions I've made on my music journey so far. Thank you so much for this outstanding resource, I can't even begin to imagine the number of hours that went into making this. The effect this course will have on my music going forwards is incredible and if you're reading this comment and debating whether to watch the full thing, I would highly recommend it. This has taught me what years of going through random tutorials on KZbin never managed to.

[@Xake_Official]

Thank you so much, such a huge help! I'd love to see a course on EQ too.

[@ogcrains]

Hes got one out now

[@grahamsemple8970]

Probably the most in-depth but easy to understand videos I’ve ever come across. Many thanks guys.

[@nathanbalmer3093]

This is one of the most helpful videos I've ever seen, so well taught and organised 💕💕💕

[@pb25193]

Waiting for a timestamp god? Work in progress: 0:00 intro 1:30 what's a compressor and goals 13:40 what is dynamic range ... Sorry guys, but the original uploader has uploaded official timestamps and therefore this mission is abandoned.

[@smallsteps321]

Godspeed

[@Jayceelance]

what a madman

[@vincentschlager8097]

insane

[@jenniferlaynemusic]

Thanks for trying.

[@pianowithajhay]

love from Karur, Tamilnadu. Successfully completed this video today, which I started on 13/02/24. Great work!!! Thanks overmuch.

[@AudioBoi1]

I'm a sound designer with a professional career over 9 years already. But I'm still learning compression now and then. I still find myself lost and despite I can hear it well - I still struggle with understanding what works best. So I go on the journey of watching some compression content on KZbin. And this compression course is just the best thing I've ever seen on this subject. Author, u r a legend ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@meowmua]

I'm 2 hours into the course and this video has already changed my life forever. Thank you

[@ildikobalassa6869]

This must be incredible ❤

[@pedro.moraes]

I just finished this amazing course yesterday, and I wanted to thank you guys so much for releasing such incredible content for free. Dylan explains everything perfectly, and I'm very glad to have been part of this experience!

[@BonoboBerry]

Any chance we could get some time stamps?

[@bibekpawn6175]

yes we need one

[@masteringcom]

Yep working on this

[@BonoboBerry]

@@masteringcom thank you, we all appreciate your hard work on these videos 🙏

[@madeleineameliacoopergreen5398]

Thank you so much!

[@tate_the_artist]

This is a better quality course than half my music degree. Thanks so much.

[@CareerDropout.]

I could learn how to code if the teacher was just like this guy.

[@BrightGiraffeMusic]

I'm watching this video slowly, taking notes every time I need to, but no one can wipe the smile from my face. This is totally gold, thanks a lot 😝😝

[@JvG0]

Dud couldn't you have compressed all of this in a shorter format

[@tonysoggybolognaog]

😂 they did okay

[@karani_the_one]

Nice pun

[@melisa_alaghom]

They took the time to create such a detailed, complete tutorial and didn't charge anything for it. They deserve a thank you, not a complaint.

[@Whobeflexing]

@@melisa_alaghomwe deserve a sense of humor from you buddy

[@cocvhecv]

Some long-form videos in the time of the Short is a welcomed thing