This Tip Helped me Understand Compression

[@ZenWorld]

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[@benja303]

Compression: to start High ratio fastest attack fastest release Bring up the attack slowly until it's where you want Move the release to till the gain reduction is back to 0 Ease up ratio

[@raghavattrey589]

benja303 what is gain reduction? I didn’t get what release is

[@SummerTime-de3sd]

@@raghavattrey589 Gain reduction: How much of the original sound is pushed down. Release: The time taken for the compressor to stop pushing the sound down.

[@yomama847]

dont forge the threshold

[@dichi3163]

And what about the threshold?

[@dichi3163]

Thanks btw

[@orangeburst6950]

compress me zen

[@ZenWorld]

OKAY I'M GONNA GET ON TOP NOW KK

[@josephsavage1540]

Hey zen, I must say... Out of all the various tutorial channels out there, I find you convey ideas and explain things in a way that is just so much easier to understand. Keep up the jamming work man, absolutely adore the videos.

[@djsweatysac1842]

Thanks for showing us your approach to the compressor.

[@JeiShian]

You're the first person who helped me to understand compression better, instead of just someone who turns knobs around...

[@nagalandtv1589]

Been following you from all those months and years... And always finds new tricks from you. You are my teacher to be honest, i learned from u many and still wanna learn more 😍the way of ur teaching is very good and clean Understandable

[@jayzamora3917]

The craziest thing to me is that I’ve been watching you since I started producing which was two years ago and my songs are insanely better now. My mixing, my productions, EVERYTHING. Zen when I make it I am going to shout you out with out a doubt man. Love your stuff. Cheers. - Gaspar

[@thesnowleopard66]

If you make it

[@Joseph-fs4kh]

Fuck that dude ^ hope you’re still following your dreams.

[@TheKevinnl]

No it's just reality

[@JohnStockton7459]

Lol he aint make it yet tho 🤣

[@falsesouth9942]

It does truly come down to compressing with a purpose, like you said. I haven't seen this method in practice before, but I'll do some experimenting with it and see how that plays out. Excellent video, keep up the great work (I know it's been a few months since this was uploaded but still).

[@denzelperry7024]

Very, very nicely explained Zen, props to you sir 👏👏👏👏

[@anthonymajesty]

This was very helpful thank you!

[@BKDAYZ]

Zen you’re so talented and awesome. Your tutorials and tips always help me tremendously. Thank you.

[@syntheffects]

It's kinda backwards because the sample you start with is a heavily compressed one. If you use "flattened out" sample like that one you don't really need to compress them and could work with an EQ or layering to get the punch effect you went for. To get a compressor to do more for you pick a sample with a sharp transient and then follow this or any other compression techniques.

[@andrewworld3681]

VERY BIG THANKS TOO YOU. I always knew about parameters of comp, but always was difficult to know from which parameter to start best. Now I know :)

[@gastifonj]

Great method! Will be using this in my future productions for sure

[@rororoyourboat]

Holy crap. This video is gold.

[@Ryan.Anderson80]

Easiest explanation I've seen on how to understand what compression is doing. Cheers man, this has helped alot.

[@albertohilsaca4333]

All i can say is wow!!! One of the best if not the best compression vids out there. I get it now.

[@arshanjoel3366]

This tip helped me understand Compression better. ❤

[@rytmmusic2793]

i use makeup gain to make things louder and i use regular compression to limit sounds. never thought of shaping the sound. u learn new things everyday! thx zan

[@djmoisesoliveira3]

Hey Man, Congratulations your channel is very good, your relaxed way makes the content more interesting, keep it up, success for you.

[@echooo270]

Finally someone explaining and showing how the compressor works in a way that I actually understand.

[@BlackCee99]

Thanks ninja master. You are good teacher.👍👍

[@DasShoPahRo]

Zen I can't thank you enough for your knowledge and how much it has helped me! One Love & Namaste ✌️😎🤙

[@akshayyc010]

You are doing a great job dude! Really helped me out so much 👍👍👍

[@origionalash]

Dude thank you so much, really well explained and you've solved so many mysteries in one video.... Eternally grateful Man!!

[@oz1836]

I finally understood why and how to compress drums , I usually don't do that. But basically the use of this compression is like a kind of a gate

[@oscar18034]

In my opinion (I'm not too much of a technical producer), I don't compress audio such as Kicks or Snares, simply because I normally feel they don't need it. But yeah, great tutorial :D

[@dillonbeylefeld5886]

After this video, I had to sub!!! Thanks for the info.

[@paulguziewski6382]

Great tip dude. As a teacher I love your content, it's helped me a lot. Love your serum tutorial. Keep up the good work my dude! 🤖💙🤖💙🤖💙🤖💙🤖💙🤖

[@ultimatejourney4371]

Thanx for the effort of the tutorials !

[@JIDEHHIGHELEMENTS]

thx for this one, this full threshold tips is the Best way to ear how Sounds this or that Comp. Here in my work flow i grouped 2 Comp in a ableton rack, the first one is called TRANSIENT , with fast attack and fast release settings calibrated from 0,1 to 50ms for the attack and for release to 500ms as max value. The second Comp called BODY calibrated from 50 ms to max for the attack and from 100 ms to max for the release... Each Comp with make up gain swiched off are linked to 4 macros controlling threshold, ratio, attack & release ( and the rack is also the simplest way to calibrate each compressor)... This double Comp rack is set by default on my audio track, that way i have Quick access to lower the attack or the body of a track, in the case i need a more general settings like a gentle glue setting, i just switch on one Comp depending on what the source or group of tracks to be glued needs. Thx

[@scotthstevenson]

JIDEH HIGH ELEMENTS feel like posting a download link for your rack ?

[@JIDEHHIGHELEMENTS]

Scott Stevenson >> www.dropbox.com/s/5mp46o5l7250gcx/bi-compressor%20Project.zip?dl=1

[@scotthstevenson]

Legend !!! Thank you :)

[@zeitgeist.crisis]

You explained this perfectly. Thank you.

[@admyabanwala7607]

Started my day watching your video and a cup of coffee. 😌 I honestly have much more knowledge about Compression than I had ever before.. And the Tip at the end of the video absolutely works for everyone man. Love you, Love your work. Wish you all luck ! God bless !💓🎼🙌🏻

[@ItsWesSmithYo]

2023, currently decompressing 😎🖤🍭

[@rishabhmishra98]

This is very helpful, thanks!

[@emiel333]

Finally a compressor tip that’s convenient. I must admit that I admire you and I learn a lot from your tutorial video’s. The comedy video’s are also great btw. Are you considering to continue the You Know Your An EDM Producer If... video’s? I would really appreciate it. Sometimes it’s fine to take some heavy pressure from ourselves by watching such video’s. Best, Emiel.

[@LAGANTMusic]

Always learning something from your tutorials!

[@shikhar9765]

I was dying for this😍😍😍😍 Thank u so much zen😍😍😍

[@SpangPower]

Love you bro! Thanks for amazing vids and keeping me motivated! Legend

[@Nagatales24]

Thankyou zen world❤ ❤love from india northeast❤

[@b3stpleyar]

bro i was afraid cause the title looked a tiny bit click baity but this is the best video on compression ive ever found (after many hours of searching). thanks a fuckton compression has been killing me smh.

[@GreatestSportsHighLights]

Dope video and tips!!!!

[@greenbearmusic7099]

Amazing. Thanks man. I guess if your put a spectral analyzer you can find the frequency of the beater

[@beanub1]

proper intro and proper metaphors very nice haha

[@prodbynaile2054]

great videoo thanks zen

[@sugarybass]

Thx. I was having a hard time understanding compression!

[@gurav100]

Oh boy I understand compression a lot but that click on the kick is superb.

[@aakashr2101]

Oh my god he's so cute... Looks just like you dude... 😍😊😊 zenJunior

[@Roxburns]

Waoo this is nuts man!!!! Thank you!

[@djcakebaby]

my friend made me watch this cuz compression makes zero sense to me and now it makes 50%. love it. thanks!!

[@kevinwang5870]

plz compress ur vocal, cant hear what u said

[@airanmilian]

its funny because its true lol

[@user-yf2lk5gi7q]

The vocals sound fine...?

[@luisvalencia73]

Yes for me thank you

[@eddieclassic]

thanks this helped me out a lot!!!!! but you said this also helped you out with reverb and delay if you got time please show us ...thanks

[@dilingerdonken5974]

Respect man your steel look overstandable.i'll try your way. Coolman

[@mehopasic3875]

Thank god I found you. Wish you were working on FL studio though, but everything can still be transcribed on there, concepts are concepts regardless of DAW... Thank you !!!

[@arysonck2753]

Zen- the music production Holy Grail!! Thank you been waiting for this!!

[@1pauluzz1]

Cool approach, thank you. Mr. Bill shared a cool tip as well which can be used in conjunction with you tip, to mathematically set your release time. Look up "Mr. Bill - Ableton Tutorial 57: A Mathematical Approach To Sidechain Compression".

[@LollieVox]

Hahahahahaha so cute! Very helpful too

[@tristanzimmermann6365]

Dope vid, Zennnn!!

[@robertmorales9170]

Always good tutorials

[@danielcruise4485]

thank you so much

[@JohnAndreGulbrandsen]

Love You and your tutorials brah. keep posting banger videos

[@omkarzemse7352]

Just got the compressor properly...

[@ZenWorld]

Glad it helped my dude. Let us know how it goes

[@kallie8013]

Thank You Bro So Much! HELPFUL!

[@kahl690]

Zen world, I produce future bass. I understand compression but am confused what not to compress. I’m compressing vocals, my synths and my saws for the drop, the kick. But do I need to compress my piano from keyscape or my guitars?? What about sub??

[@grindabrasion7013]

This is a very useful Tutorial that sheds some light on how compression can be used. However, compression isn't just volume automation/shaping. It is in fact compressing the sound above the threshold (hence the Ratio). Always keep in mind that a high Ratio will crush the peaks and not just reduce them in volume.

[@epidote6020]

I don't get how that's not still volume automation. Crushing a sound still takes a change in volume. Both up and down. And the ratio is to lower all peaks volume while keeping the ratio of the volume between each peak the same. And of course to much ratio will make it "crushed" cuz now all the peaks will be the same volume. (No ratio of loudness). But it's still just changing the volume

[@grindabrasion7013]

Hey Epidote, you do make a good point however the compression is only acting (mostly) above the threshold. This means that everything below the threshold will remain the same (at the same volume). Another thing is I believe if for example you have a ratio of 2 then for every 1db it will compress it into half (0.5db). So again there is a bit more than just volume automation going on here. There are some really good tutorials online that will explain this way better than me.

[@epidote6020]

yes I understand that. That's the definition of a threshold pretty much, and the ratio is the space between the threshold and the max peak, and a higher ratio lowers the distance, ultimately crushing the sound. The way I see compression is like mixing a songs faders to be the right volume, but instead of multiple tracks its mixing the wave form together. While it's true that it changes the way the waveform looks when you add compression, its also true that changing the volume of each track in a song will change the waveform of the master track. so compression is like an algorithmic may of mixing a sound wave. Still just volume automation in my viewpoint. I'm sure professional audio engineers might disagree with me, but its probably more of like "if a tree falls and you weren't close enough to hear it, did it make a sound?" kind of a debate.

[@grindabrasion7013]

Volume modification within the sound itself. What a cool way to think of compression Haha! :D

[@epidote6020]

Grind Abrasion right? Haha now that I think about it though, that's pretty much what all plugins do.

[@benas_st]

When someone else Zen to do fancy transitions and shit and there's people screaming in between every different part xD You're amazing, Zen! Thanks for this (hopefully great) tutorial that I'll watch tomorrow after school. Good night! 🌙 ❤

[@ZenWorld]

It's the Swedish House Mafia WOOOOP

[@benas_st]

Zen World Where did you find the woop tho? I want to set is as my notification sound now 😅

[@-RXB-]

Benas Stašaitis It's available in like every single sample pack out there. Is it even swedish house mafia woop? Or did they just use the sample and become famous first?

[@gpac200]

Real talk, your boy is gonna be a future model. He's got that face. Good genes

[@soul_yt7842]

Maximus is a dynamic multiband compressor with several graphing modes to see what it's doing to your sound. Widely acclaimed as the best compressor for drums... ...VST $189 but free with FL Studio

[@johndough1958]

Best tutorials in the game

[@juanhbeats2656]

Can you please put all of the songs that you do in KZbin in SoundCloud please

[@atakumusic]

What song is in the outtro?? It sounds great!

[@riverkelly3025]

thanks man this video is super helpful !

[@kylebyron9161]

Zen is a mad scientist

[@tobiaspeterson8150]

Thank you

[@ALifeTheKidd]

i have a question...IS there A right or wrong when you move the knobs ! say if i like it how it sounds but knob is just set at random ! will that affect the actual kick/drums or is there no right or wrong on compression?

[@ballat6844]

Great Video! THX! What do you think about "Slate Digital" plugins ?

[@branchyapple]

To know how compressor works. 1. Download Flstudio 2. Open up the limiter plugin and hit the "comp" (so the limiter isnt enabled) 3. You visually see how it works. You see the waveform from the signals and then the lines from, threshold and ratio (and knee) 4. You will now understand what a compress does by seeing it signal visually :-)

[@R3BBiT]

branchyapple But ableton has that too, though! ;)

[@branchyapple]

R3BBiT really? A compressor that shows it visually?? Whats the name of that comp?

[@c31979839]

branchyapple FL Limiter

[@branchyapple]

c31979839 i know the Flstudio but i asked about the *Ableton* one ;-)

[@ahreuwu]

i think that the limiter still acts even though you have comp mode...

[@metalrulz411]

the attack and release is great! but i still don't understand the threshold and ratio...like how much of the threshold and ratio should i use i don't know if my squashing the audio and stuff

[@juanramon3223]

I wish FL had that same compressor, I cant do that with Fruity Limiter

[@kamil6958]

You work hard man

[@NicKoterba]

hey! awesome video! please, what is the name of the outro song in your video? does anybody know? thanks!!

[@tomax2578]

thanks man!

[@Millennialaire]

Love the 8th note beep beep Sutter

[@rytmmusic2793]

Yo yo Zen I got a question for u. Do u want ur son or daughter to become a music producer?

[@Felix00007]

First I make a track and complete arrangement render into stamps those have no EQ and compression just only volume balancing then after by seeing the waveform of every element I decided that if it's need compressor or not if some waveform have so much variation on volume so it's time to compress it

[@Obie1sand2s]

Zen for president

[@T6R0C2]

I saw that 4:20 ratio 👌 that’s the perffff ratio for fire 🔥🌲

[@MrGarylick]

Great tip Zen :-)

[@giovalb20]

BEST VIDEO EVER

[@chalerhingo1310]

Dude, you looked like you were about to tear up at the end.

[@surotoreshal4387]

What's the outro song?

[@theunconciousmind7314]

Thx bro ❤️

[@dejani.687]

Watch this for surely :) even future hous emusic label suggest this video.

[@dangelus2069]

But when should I use compression for an edm beat?

[@LibriumMusic]

"This one has more of that thump, more *sheep noise* and this one is more like 'pah'" Thanks Zen

[@lilsushivert5265]

What is the genre of this track?

[@lilsushivert5265]

Great vid btw

[@bengood5499]

How to compress bass to give it an even volume would be helpful.