From the course: Mixing Techniques for Pop Music Part 1
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Understanding signal processing order - Pro Tools Tutorial
From the course: Mixing Techniques for Pop Music Part 1
Understanding signal processing order
- [Voiceover] It's safe to say that the nuts and bolts of signal processing, is EQ and compression. And we've talked about different ways to set those individual devices up. But I also want you to think about the order in which you process a sound. In other words, what comes first, the compressor or the EQ? So I wanna demonstrate a couple of different instruments that will show you some vast differences in sound according to the order in which you place your processors. The first example is a simple one, and it's all done within the plugin itself, and I've got this SSL plugin going again. I'm gonna solo the snare drum. Listen to this. (drums) And this is without any signal processing at all. (drums) Airs on. So I've added some compression and some gate and some EQ. Some radical EQ. And see how the ring has gone away? Hear again. (drums) Okay, but here's something you might not realize happens. Right now, the way it is, the compressor comes first, and then the EQ. So the signal gets…
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Understanding signal processing order8m 4s
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Kick drum processing techniques5m 51s
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Snare drum processing7m 44s
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Tom toms and cymbals processing8m 56s
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Drum room mics processing7m 47s
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Lead vocal processing techniques12m 9s
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Background vocal processing techniques7m
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Gain processing using EQ and dynamics6m 40s
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Treating the bass guitar8m 19s
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Treating synth bass sounds7m 46s
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Making electric guitars sing with compression, EQ, and reverb11m 43s
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Placing acoustic grand piano in the mix6m 23s
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Carefully crafting the keyboards8m 41s
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Choosing the right EQ for the acoustic guitar9m 50s
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Taming and then featuring percussion7m 51s
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Mixing real and sampled strings13m 1s
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Treating real live brass8m 37s
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Parallel compression techniques7m 58s
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