3 Levels of Compression - NOOB vs PRO vs EXPERT

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Let's cover the 3 levels of compression from noob, to pro to expert. By the end, you'll know how to gain true mastery over compression and make better-sounding music that sounds exactly the way it does in your head.
The key to compression is truly understanding the attack time and how it affects the transient of a sound. Release time is important too, but start by mastering attack time.
The goal is to get to the point where you can hear a difference of a few milliseconds in attack time as you apply a compressor.
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[@calebfudrums]

tbh i really liked the name musician on a mission

[@VEXUS920]

Certainly memorable

[@WeakAfterWeek]

I liked the artist Prince.

[@VEXUS920]

@@WeakAfterWeek 😂😂🤣 good taste. things change

[@mixedbytc]

Super long name for a website though

[@jcurry3school]

Same

[@M0N0KIRA]

Thanks Rob. Really appreciate learning more about what your team offers and the wealth of technical knowledge your team can share. Cheers.

[@adamhope2980]

This is a really great tutorial on compression explained really well.

[@Gimme5strings]

This video has seriously opened my eyes as to what to look for when dialing in my compressors. Great videos. Thank you!

[@totallykoolyeah]

Great real musical application of the effect. Cheers

[@grungefire]

Love the way youre taking this further. I was at a place where I was looking to improve my compression ability and the tutorials/ video techniques that I could find that were useful were behind paywalls (eg. Puremix). This was free and was immensely helpful. Thank you so much for that. Now all I need is lots and lots of practice.

[@masteringcom]

Thanks Jerome!

[@junguo884]

This video has taught me about compression more than all other tutorials combined

[@Channel.1061]

For the first 2 years of producing, I rarely used compression as I thought it was sort of useless and would just use a limiter to lower the ceiling. Now, I have such an appreciation for compression - it is INCREDIBLY useful for shaping a sound beyond doing something like automating its volume.

[@TejSinghMusic]

Thanks a lot for explaining in easy way. i like it how you said . with Right Guidance .. it will take less time (months) without it will take more time ( Years ) so true. Thanks for shring your knowledge.

[@davebops2478]

Excellent video, thanks.

[@masteringcom]

thanks for watching!

[@romaroalte2645]

Good example of practical application of a comppressorr.

[@iamjesuskno]

Those are BIG headphones my friend! Great content!

[@HappyMixingStudio]

Thank you for your teaching ~~~

[@lioneljudy2588]

Mute the track that we work on. That’s really giving the perspective what will we do with the track. Thankyou for the great explaination!

[@ELMCinc]

Thanks for sharing

[@roblouden3861]

Thanks, as always Rob. When is your latest edition of ‘Logic For Dummies’ being released?

[@soundweird]

love it bro

[@jaybefaulky4902]

*Rob, sometimes I use a 'vocal rider' on say a bass track and THEN use a bit of compression* a vocal rider can smooth out some bigger problems before trying to use compression to sort it out.

[@Studio22mix]

Great video

[@popdanish4969]

Looking forward to similar videos on threshold, knee, and release

[@prodvytorla]

excellent video

[@BathtubStillBill]

I really appreciate the description of what to (& you are) listen(ing) for. In my journey, I have asked this question, and many others, countless times to no avail. The response is always something along the lines of, "You'll get there." So it's either gatekeeping, or they don't really know what they're listening for either?

[@masteringcom]

Most likely the latter.

[@masteringcom]

Or at least, they struggle to put it into words.

[@brownsheep92]

Thanks.

[@cheintz44]

great video - thank you! Subtle suggestion: have some changes without speaking - we can see the attack time changing and don't need the voice cutting in. This makes it easier to juxtapose between the two. Still - great and helpful video and thank you!

[@cheintz44]

you did it on the 3ms to 13ms - perfect and thank you

[@kadiummusic]

I see you're using the SSL UC1 and UF8. As someone who's thinking about moving away from the mouse to more of a hardware controller method I'd love to see you produce a video about using these two controllers together and how it's affected your workflow. As yet I haven't been convinced that the advantage of being less mouse driven is worth the money it would need to facilitate this. 😎

[@the1111machi]

I Second This.

[@N0B0DY_SP3C14L]

Regarding the conga vs voice, the transients slam into the voice. The resonance coming up too high will do something odd harmonically, so a little is cool, but too much is odd. Also, it's not just the conga, but ride cymbal and shaker are in there as well and need to be balanced in decisions. Respect for the realistic perspective, and grounding. However, not to sound too gatekeeper, but there are some for whom this stuff will be easy for and then there is everyone else. Most are the former. The latter can learn, but it will indeed take time, and unfortunately, some may spend so much time trying to learn that they really burn up time that could have been used doing something much more rewarding, like actually PLAYING MUSIC. It can be a tough call. Good job explaining some of the shorter attack time stuff, I find it difficult to do so because I forget that most folks' minds are not consciously tuned to pay attention to such minute (but obviously VERY important) details in the sound. It's also hard to not sound woo-woo when explaining how those details can affect listeners on a subconscious level, and being responsible for some of that.

[@mojophonic]

Good stuff. I was wondering what you thought about developing your ears when you are older. I am mid 50s and have done some hearing test that show I, like almost all people my age, have lost some of the higher frequencies. Do you think it's viable to start ear training at this age?

[@masteringcom]

Even more valuable for that exact reason!

[@DEDSREIS]

When you say that you bring up the body of the track, it means that you tamed the transients and now they are at the same intensity as the decay of the drums? I never get this right hahaha, you apply makeup gain after to make this effect?

[@SomedayTomorrow369]

Hey just wanna say a big thanks for all your helpful videos , and I’ve now decided to upload my first song and would love your feedback, keep up the great work 👍🏼👍🏼

[@Childhoof]

I've been working in audio for many years & I'm pretty convinced that I'll never hear what compression is doing, unless it's ridiculously crushing the source. It's like I have colourblindness of the ears when it comes to that tool.

[@masteringcom]

Try soundgym

[@emr196]

İyi bir mix yapmak için ableton logic ve studio one stock pluginleri yeterlidir. Fakat iyi bir mastering yapmak için müzik programları halen yetersiz.

[@Mandy-Lane]

i know alot but i still don't understand compression well... i often used to use only eq.......

[@-KingOfKhaos]

I’m only at 4:09 and I’m not hearing the massive difference in the A:B testing between fast/slow attack on conga 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@freakyfrack1]

Awesome saucem

[@formerastronaut]

In the mornin' you go gunnin' for the man who stole your water....

[@nicknash2008]

(In the US, we pronounce that NEWBIE :) )... good video Rob ... see you in TRE - Well worth the money and time for the course

[@HydetheRapper]

“Noob” (or “n00b”) is pretty prominent in gaming circles and has expanded into the regular vocabulary of most people under . . . 35 or so? I wonder if the Brits started using it earlier . . .

[@snacxxx4682]

TRE rules!

[@dtorres101]

Wish there was Zero Talking between AB Testing…

[@masteringcom]

Noted

[@Stadsjaap]

Ok, I'll bite... what's the bell for on the left of the desk?

[@masteringcom]

Fun on zoom calls!

[@DaftFader]

So you're saying you've moved from intermediate youtuber to expert youtuber? ;)

[@pingpong7286]

even if it's just noob God please

[@mtlane86]

So basically your an expert

[@this_is_jmdub]

Is that you singing?

[@bootybeats3455]

frying pan or headphones 😀

[@_profile]

NOOB VS PRO VS HACKER!!!!!!!!

[@michaelk2242]

Sorry for the criticism.. but you're making a video about compression, and the level of your voice is all over the place. At one moment you are literally eating the microphone, then you turn your head and we get changes of like 10db within one word. That's very tiring to listen to. Maybe some compression or physical distance to the microphone would have helped? Thanks for the video anyway. Appreciate your effort!

[@masteringcom]

Yeah considered re-filming for this reason alone. There is some compression and limiting on there. Won’t be using this angle again.

[@vams_3475]

We want MUSICIAN ON A MISSION name back

[@iavingeorge9575]

Headphones😂

[@sleonse]

FabFilter marry mee ❤

[@Stadsjaap]

I was married to a filter before. Wouldn't recommend.

[@reef5532]

All inexperienced people use the word “Noob”.