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Understanding compressor parameters - Pro Tools Tutorial
From the course: Audio Mixing Bootcamp
Understanding compressor parameters
A compressor is nothing more than an automated level control that uses the input signal to determine the output level. In this video, I am going to show you all the parameters of a compressor and discuss how they each change the sound. All compressors have roughly the same parameter controls and are operated the same way, but they can sound different from one another because there are different ways of designing a compression circuit. Let's look at the controls. The first one is the Ratio control. Ratio controls how much of the output level the compressor will increase compared to level that's being fed through the input. Usually this is calibrated in a ratio that goes anywhere from 1:1 to 100:1. And what that means is if it says 4:1, every 4 dB that's coming into the compressor, only 1 dB will go out through the output. The next control is the Threshold, and Threshold determines the signal level where the compression actually begins. Below the threshold point, no compression occurs…
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Understanding compressor parameters3m 42s
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Setting up the compressor14m 45s
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Compressing the drums7m 53s
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Compressing the room mics4m 9s
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Compressing the bass5m 24s
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Using the New York compression trick4m 23s
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Compressing the clean electric guitars4m 40s
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Compressing the distorted electric guitars4m 48s
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Compressing the acoustic guitars8m 7s
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Compressing the piano6m 35s
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Compressing the electric keyboards4m 32s
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Compressing the vocals4m 34s
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Compressing the horns3m 55s
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