Remember how I said a de-esser was a frequency-specific compressor working only…on the sibilant sounds within a track or mix. A multiband compressor follows the…same idea, but works across the entire frequency range.…By splitting up the compression into multiple parts, or bands, an engineer can…focus dynamic control within a specified frequency range, leaving other…frequencies uncompressed.…Because of these multiple bands of gain control, multiband compressors are…especially handy in situations where only certain parts of the signal need…dynamics control, like cleaning up the low-end resonance of a signal while…leaving the high-frequency content uncompressed, or less compressed, or super-…compressing the top end of a vocal to achieve that pop polish without all the…harshness that would come from using EQ only.…
Mastering engineers will sometime use multiband compression to tighten up…elements of a mix that didn't receive enough compression during the mixing…stage, like a bass guitar that was left uncompressed, creating unpredictable…
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1/11/2014Released
12/22/2011- Measuring amplitude
- Understanding dynamic range
- Introducing compressors
- Utilizing compression ratios
- Applying attack and release
- Evening out a vocal performance with compression
- Adding punch and sustain to drums
- Using compression presets intelligently
- How to record with compression
- Solving common mix problems with limiters
- De-essing a vocal track
- Using gates and expanders
- Controlling frequency content with multiband compressors
- Using sidechains creatively
- Keying gates and compressors
- Fixing overcompressed tracks
- Using mixbus compression
- Working with parallel compression
- Compression and limiting best practices
Skill Level Intermediate
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Q: This course was updated on 1/10/2014. What changed?
A: The Get in the Mix videos have been updated to the most recent version of Pro Tools. Also, the course now includes free Get in the Mix sessions for two more DAWs: Logic Pro X and Pro Tools 11.
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 40s
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1. Audio Dynamics
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What is amplitude?1m 51s
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Measuring amplitude1m 57s
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What is dynamic range?4m 8s
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2. Compressors
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Introducing compressors1m 45s
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Understanding threshold1m 29s
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Applying attack and release5m 22s
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3. Limiters
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Introducing limiters1m 59s
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Types of limiters4m 16s
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4. Special Dynamics Processors
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5. Advanced Topics
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Conclusion
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Goodbye14s
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An Interview with the Author
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